Stockton, Kansas is a small town located in the northern part of the state. It has been a part of Rooks County since 1872 and is currently home to just over 1,000 people. Residents feel strongly connected to the local community and are very involved in local politics. The mayor is elected by the residents every two years and determines many of the laws and regulations that guide life in Stockton. Additionally, there are several members of the Board of Commissioners that work alongside the mayor to help manage day-to-day activities for the town. Stockton also has representatives at both the state and national level who listen to their constituents’ concerns and represent their interests when necessary. Overall, Stockton residents take pride in being informed about current political issues and have an active role in determining its future.
The political climate in Stockton, KS is strongly conservative.
Rooks County, KS is very conservative. In Rooks County, KS 12.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 86.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Rooks county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 86.1% to 12.6%.
Rooks county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Stockton, KS is strongly conservative.
Rooks County, Kansas 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.
Stockton, 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 Stockton, KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 63 contributions totaling $4,329 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $69 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 60 contributions totaling $10,158 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $169 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)