Scranton, KS is a small town located in northern Kansas. It is governed by a mayor and a city council who work together to make decisions that are best for the citizens of Scranton. The mayor is elected every two years by the residents of Scranton and they work with the city council to create and introduce laws that will benefit everyone in the town. The city council is comprised of five members who are also elected every two years, and their role is to ensure all laws passed by the mayor comply with state regulations. All citizens have the right to vote in local elections and to voice their opinions on issues related to Scranton and its policies. The public can also attend meetings held by both the mayor and city council, where any questions or concerns can be addressed.
The political climate in Scranton, KS is very conservative.
Osage County, KS is very conservative. In Osage County, KS 26.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Osage county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.0% to 26.6%.
Osage county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Scranton, KS is very conservative.
Osage 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.
Scranton, 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 Scranton, KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4 contributions totaling $102 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $26 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3 contributions totaling $85 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $28 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)