Wilcox, Kansas is a small town with a population of just under 2,000 people. Despite its size, the area has an active political scene with many issues facing the community. A variety of local organizations are dedicated to improving Wilcox and engaging the citizens in conversations about politics and other important topics. The city is represented by two state representatives from both major political parties who work hard to ensure that local concerns are heard in Topeka. Additionally, Wilcox residents have the opportunity to participate in local elections held every year for mayor and council members who make decisions that affect their community. Through these elections, citizens can voice their opinion on important matters such as infrastructure improvements, job opportunities, and quality of life initiatives. Overall, politics in Wilcox is an important part of the town's culture and essential for keeping the community thriving.
The political climate in Wilcox, KS is strongly conservative.
Trego County, KS is very conservative. In Trego County, KS 14.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 83.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Trego county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 83.6% to 14.8%.
Trego county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Wilcox, KS is strongly conservative.
Trego 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.
Wilcox, 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 Wilcox, KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 21 contributions totaling $4,308 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $205 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 26 contributions totaling $3,615 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $139 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)