The small town of Wetmore, KS has a population of about 500 people. The town is governed by an elected mayor and city council. A local election is held every two years for the mayor and four council members. During the election, residents can vote for their preferred candidates to represent them in government. Over the years, many locals have taken an active role in politics by running for office or joining various committees to help shape the future of Wetmore. This dedication to public service helps ensure that the people of Wetmore have a voice in their local government and that local policies are reflective of their needs and wishes.
The political climate in Wetmore, KS is very conservative.
Nemaha County, KS is very conservative. In Nemaha County, KS 16.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 82.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Nemaha county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 82.1% to 16.3%.
Nemaha county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Wetmore, KS is very conservative.
Nemaha 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.
Wetmore, 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 Wetmore, 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 18 contributions totaling $8,162 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $453 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)