Verdigris, KS is a small town with a population of about 6,000 people. It is known for its close-knit community and strong sense of pride in the area. Politically speaking, Verdigris has a tendency to lean towards conservative values. The local government is made up of city council members who are elected by the citizens of Verdigris every four years. These council members work together to form policies that affect the town such as taxes, regulations, and public works projects. During election season, citizens can take part in local debates and events to get to know their potential city council candidates better before they make their decision on who will best represent them. Overall, Verdigris is a municipality that is largely focused on taking care of its own and making sure that everyone's voice is heard.
The political climate in Verdigris, KS is strongly conservative.
Wilson County, KS is very conservative. In Wilson County, KS 18.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 79.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Wilson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 79.7% to 18.3%.
Wilson county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Verdigris, KS is strongly conservative.
Wilson 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.
Verdigris, 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 Verdigris, KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 77 contributions totaling $2,960 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $38 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 70 contributions totaling $6,450 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $92 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)