West Cooper, KS is a small town that has been around since the 1800s. Despite its small population, it has a rich history and vibrant politics. The current mayor of West Cooper, KS is Brad Allen and he is dedicated to making sure that the town remains a safe and prosperous place for all of its citizens. Citizens of West Cooper have the opportunity to vote for local candidates in elections that are held every two years, with the most recent election being held in 2020. During this election cycle, candidates put forth their views on important issues such as healthcare and taxes to ensure they are doing what's best for their constituents. There is also a city council composed of five members who are elected by the citizens to oversee city affairs. The city council works diligently to make sure that all members of the community have their needs met and are able to live safely and happily in West Cooper.
The political climate in West Cooper, KS is very conservative.
Stafford County, KS is very conservative. In Stafford County, KS 17.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 80.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Stafford county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 80.9% to 17.6%.
Stafford county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
West Cooper, KS is very conservative.
Stafford 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.
West Cooper, 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 West Cooper, KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 9 contributions totaling $967 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $107 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 24 contributions totaling $7,819 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $326 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)