Wathena, Kansas is a small town with a population of about 1,800 people. It is located in Doniphan County and has been a part of the state since 1855. Political life in Wathena is relatively quiet, with most residents showing support for the two major political parties in the United States – Republican and Democratic. The local politics are managed by local representatives who serve on the Wathena City Council. These representatives are elected to two-year terms and they work together to make decisions that affect the city's well being. In addition to the representatives from each party, there are also nonpartisan candidates who run for office in Wathena as well. Many of these candidates attend events such as community meetings or canvassing sessions to talk directly to their constituents about issues facing their city and how they propose changes. Ultimately, it is up to the citizens of Wathena to decide who will lead them in their local politics.
The political climate in Wathena, KS is strongly conservative.
Doniphan County, KS is very conservative. In Doniphan County, KS 18.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 80.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Doniphan county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 80.2% to 18.5%.
Doniphan county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Wathena, KS is strongly conservative.
Doniphan County, Kansas is very conservative.
St. Joseph 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.
Wathena, 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 Wathena, 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 5 contributions totaling $960 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $192 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)