Andover, Kansas is a thriving community that is known for its friendly and welcoming atmosphere. It is located in Butler County and has a population of about 13,000 people. The town has many local businesses, parks, and amenities that make it a great place to live and visit. Andover also has an active political scene with numerous candidates running in local elections every year. The current mayor is Sharon Price who was elected in 2020 and will serve until 2024. Other candidates for mayor include Ben Wolfram and Susan McCay. Locals tend to prioritize issues such as economic development, education reform, job growth, and public safety when voting for their preferred candidate. Andover is a strong community with committed citizens and energetic politicians working together to create the best possible future for the city.
The political climate in Andover, KS is strongly conservative.
Butler County, KS is very conservative. In Butler County, KS 28.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Butler county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.6% to 28.2%.
Butler county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Andover, KS is strongly conservative.
Butler County, Kansas is very conservative.
Wichita Metro Area is moderately 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.
Andover, 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 Andover, KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,206 contributions totaling $174,429 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $145 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 828 contributions totaling $402,305 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $486 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)