Morris, KS is a small town located in central Kansas. It has an engaged and active community that participates in local politics. Every two years the town holds elections to decide which candidates will represent them on the local city council. The elected representatives serve their constituents by listening to their concerns and representing them on issues that affect the entire town. The current mayor of Morris is Robert Silverman, who has been serving since 2012. He works with the city council to ensure that the citizens of Morris have access to quality services and amenities such as parks and libraries. In addition, he encourages new businesses to set up shop in Morris and helps existing businesses succeed by providing tax incentives or other financial assistance when needed. The city also partners with other local organizations including schools and charities to make sure that everyone in the community has access to resources they need for success.
The political climate in Morris, KS is very conservative.
Sumner County, KS is very conservative. In Sumner County, KS 23.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 74.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Sumner county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 74.2% to 23.7%.
Sumner county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Morris, KS is very conservative.
Sumner County, Kansas is very conservative.
Wichita Metro Area is moderately 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.
Morris, 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 Morris, KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 17 contributions totaling $400 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $24 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 10 contributions totaling $440 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $44 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)