Ozawkie, KS is a small town located in the northeastern corner of Kansas. The town has always been deeply rooted in its conservative heritage, with many residents having long held Republican views. While local elections tend to be relatively tame compared to the larger state and national races, they are still heatedly contested. Residents of Ozawkie take their politics seriously and come out in full force to support their candidates whenever the chance arises. With numerous local politicians vying for positions in city council, mayor’s office, and elsewhere, it can be difficult for voters to decide who best represents their interests. Regardless of political leanings, however, Ozawkie residents continue to pour their passion into the democratic process.
The political climate in Ozawkie, KS is strongly conservative.
Jefferson County, KS is very conservative. In Jefferson County, KS 32.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 64.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Jefferson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 64.8% to 32.7%.
Jefferson county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Ozawkie, KS is strongly conservative.
Jefferson County, Kansas is very conservative.
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.
Ozawkie, 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 Ozawkie, KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 28 contributions totaling $970 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $35 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 27 contributions totaling $4,598 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $170 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)