Key West, KS is a small town located in the southeast corner of the state. It is known for its quiet streets and friendly citizens. The town has a mayor-council form of government, with the mayor being elected to a two-year term and the four council members being elected to four-year terms. The mayor and council are responsible for setting policy, enacting ordinances, establishing budgets, and appointing department heads. Key West also has an active local political scene with several candidates running for various positions each election cycle. Candidates range from long time residents to newcomers, representing different points of view on important local issues such as economic development and infrastructure improvements. Each election cycle brings an exciting new round of debate about these important topics in this small but vibrant community.
The political climate in Key West, KS is very conservative.
Coffey County, KS is very conservative. In Coffey County, KS 21.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 76.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Coffey county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 76.4% to 21.1%.
Coffey county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Key West, KS is very conservative.
Coffey County, Kansas is very conservative.
Kansas is somewhat conservative.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index is based on recent voting in national elections, federal campaign contributions by local residents, and consumer personality profiles.
VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
Key West, Kansas: R R R R R R
How It Works:
Here at BestPlaces, we were looking at the voting patterns since the 2000 election and realized that we could express the results of each election as one letter. R if the Republican Party candidate won, D if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. The six elections (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) would be expressed as six-letter word (R R D R R).
Then we went a little further and added the dimension of magnitude. If the difference of victory was greater than 10 percent, the letter is upper case, and lower case if the difference was less than 10 percent. This allows us to see interesting voting patterns at just a glance.
Here's the VoteWord for Iowa d r d d r. In the last six elections the state has been closely contested, voting narrowly for the Republican Party candidate in 2016 and 2020 after voting for the Democratic Party in 2008 and 2012. Virginia (r r d d d D) has voted for the Democratic Party in the last three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Key West, KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 12 contributions totaling $612 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $51 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 38 contributions totaling $7,430 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $196 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)