Monmouth, KS is a small town in Kansas with a population of just over 1,200 people. The local politics in Monmouth are mainly conducted by the city council, which consists of seven members who are elected to two-year terms. The members of the council meet regularly to discuss and decide on issues that affect the residents of the town. Some recent topics that have been discussed include improvements to local infrastructure, economic development projects, and creating a budget for the coming year. The mayor, who is also elected by residents of the town, presides over the meetings and has ultimate decision-making power regarding town matters.
The political climate in Monmouth, KS is somewhat conservative.
Shawnee County, KS is leaning liberal. In Shawnee County, KS 49.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 47.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Shawnee county flipped Democratic, 49.9% to 47.0%.
Shawnee county flipped Democratic after voting Republican in the previous five Presidential elections.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Monmouth, KS is somewhat conservative.
Shawnee County, Kansas is leaning liberal.
Topeka Metro Area is leaning 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.
Monmouth, Kansas: r r r r r d
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 Monmouth, KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 93 contributions totaling $53,933 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $580 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 129 contributions totaling $14,876 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $115 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)