Mankato, KS is a small town located in the heart of Kansas. It has a population of just over 2,000 people and is known for its friendly atmosphere and close-knit community. Although it may be small in size, Mankato's political scene still packs a punch. The city hosts several elections every year that are hotly contested by local candidates eager to represent their constituents in government. Recently, the city council recently approved plans for a new business park that will bring much needed jobs to the area. Local politicians have also been working hard to keep taxes low while ensuring that essential services are kept up to date and well maintained. In addition, there have been numerous initiatives and projects aimed at improving the quality of life for Mankato's residents, such as building parks and renovating old neighborhoods. All of these efforts demonstrate Mankato’s commitment to making sure their citizens’ voices are heard on important issues that affect them every day.
The political climate in Mankato, KS is strongly conservative.
Jewell County, KS is very conservative. In Jewell County, KS 13.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 85.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Jewell county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 85.2% to 13.0%.
Jewell county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Mankato, KS is strongly conservative.
Jewell 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.
Mankato, 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 Mankato, KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4 contributions totaling $3,275 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $819 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 21 contributions totaling $2,176 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $104 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)