Palestine, KS is an American city located in Anderson County. The city is home to a vibrant political scene, with many local organizations and campaigns actively engaging the public on different issues. While there are no local political candidates at the present time, citizens of Palestine are known for their dedication to civic engagement and participation in politics. Residents often participate in local town meetings or take part in civil rights marches and protests. They also come together to discuss important topics such as education, health care, jobs, and economic development. Furthermore, the people of Palestine strive to remain informed on current issues that affect them both locally and nationally so they can make educated decisions about their votes or other forms of civic engagement.
The political climate in Palestine, 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
Palestine, 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.
Palestine, 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 Palestine, KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 132 contributions totaling $2,126 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $16 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 75 contributions totaling $15,595 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $208 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)