The politics in Osawatomie, KS are lively and important to the citizens of the small town. Located in Miami County, Osawatomie has a strong history of voting for both local and national elections. The town is home to many different political organizations that have regularly met to discuss current issues impacting the community. Local candidates are often supported by a variety of residents who strive to make Osawatomie a better place. Recently, organizations such as the Osawatomie Chamber of Commerce and the Democratic Party have held events on topics ranging from job security to public safety in an effort to ensure that all voices are heard within the community. As an integral part of Miami County's culture, politics continues to be an ever-present force in Osawatomie, KS.
The political climate in Osawatomie, KS is strongly conservative.
Miami County, KS is very conservative. In Miami County, KS 29.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Miami county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.4% to 29.2%.
Miami county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Osawatomie, KS is strongly conservative.
Miami County, Kansas is very conservative.
Kansas City Metro Area is leaning liberal.
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.
Osawatomie, 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 Osawatomie, KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 197 contributions totaling $23,893 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $121 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 139 contributions totaling $25,051 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $180 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)