Windom, KS is a small town located in Kansas with a population of about 500 people. It has a long and proud history as an agricultural community and is known for its close-knit, family-driven atmosphere. While the town has been traditionally conservative, there has been an emergence in recent years of more progressive politics due to increased awareness about the importance of environmental protection and social justice. The two main political parties in Windom are the Republicans and the Democrats, though local elections can be won by candidates from either party. Local issues focus on small businesses, education, infrastructure improvements, and quality of life initiatives such as parks and public transportation. Windom also takes part in state and national elections as well, with citizens exercising their right to vote for representatives who reflect their values.
The political climate in Windom, KS is very conservative.
McPherson County, KS is very conservative. In McPherson County, KS 28.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, McPherson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.0% to 28.6%.
McPherson county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Windom, KS is very conservative.
McPherson County, Kansas is very conservative.
McPherson 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.
Windom, 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 Windom, KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1 contributions totaling $320 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $320 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 5 contributions totaling $750 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $150 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)