La Crosse, KS is a small town located in Rush County. It is a unique and vibrant community that is home to individuals of all backgrounds and beliefs. In this close-knit community, local politics are an important part of life. The city council meets regularly to discuss issues that affect the town, ranging from infrastructure and development to public safety and recreation activities. There are currently three representatives on the council: David Wickerd, Jacob Dethlefsen, and Janice Seaton. Each representative brings different perspectives to the council table that help shape the future of La Crosse. All three representatives strive to ensure that their constituents’ best interests are at the forefront of any decisions they make. Community members can attend council meetings or contact their representatives directly for more information about their political stance on specific topics. Overall, La Crosse has a strong sense of shared governance that makes a difference in how this small but mighty town thrives.
The political climate in La Crosse, KS is strongly conservative.
Rush County, KS is very conservative. In Rush County, KS 17.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 80.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Rush county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 80.5% to 17.6%.
Rush county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
La Crosse, KS is strongly conservative.
Rush 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.
La Crosse, 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 La Crosse, KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 48 contributions totaling $3,222 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $67 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 10 contributions totaling $5,225 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $523 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)