Pawnee Rock, KS is a small town in Barton County with a population of just over 500 people. It is located in south central Kansas and has been around since the late 1800s. The local politics of Pawnee Rock are quite limited compared to larger cities, yet the citizens still take part in local government decisions. The town has its own Mayor as well as a City Council that consists of five members elected by the people of Pawnee Rock every two years. The council meets regularly to discuss issues and take action on matters related to the city such as infrastructure improvements and budgeting for public services. There is also an annual budget meeting where residents can voice their opinions on how the city should be spending its money. In addition to local governing bodies, there are various organizations within Pawnee Rock that provide additional support for the community such as volunteer fire departments, civic clubs, and church organizations. Overall, Pawnee Rock's local politics are simple yet effective in providing residents with a voice when it comes to their city's affairs.
The political climate in Pawnee Rock, KS is very conservative.
Barton County, KS is very conservative. In Barton County, KS 21.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 77.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Barton county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 77.2% to 21.0%.
Barton county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Pawnee Rock, KS is very conservative.
Barton County, Kansas is very conservative.
Great Bend Metro Area is very 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.
Pawnee Rock, 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 Pawnee Rock, KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2 contributions totaling $46 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $23 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)