Plum Grove, KS is a small town located in the heart of rural America. Despite its size, Plum Grove has been quite active politically over the years. The town is represented by several local and state officials, all of whom have been dedicated to serving the people in Plum Grove and ensuring that their voices are heard. Residents take an active role in community affairs by attending public meetings or by voting on important issues facing their town. Town leaders work closely with local businesses to ensure that the economic well-being of residents is maintained while also advocating for legislation to benefit their constituents. Plum Grove also hosts various political events throughout the year, allowing citizens to learn more about current issues and to meet their elected representatives in person.
The political climate in Plum Grove, KS is very conservative.
Butler County, KS is very conservative. In Butler County, KS 28.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Butler county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.6% to 28.2%.
Butler county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Plum Grove, KS is very conservative.
Butler 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.
Plum Grove, 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 Plum Grove, KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 53 contributions totaling $2,410 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $45 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 49 contributions totaling $5,476 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $112 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)