Atchison, KS is a small town with a population of around 11,000 people. The city prides itself on its civic involvement, and local politics are an important part of community life here. Atchison residents care deeply about their home and have come together to support the elected officials who represent them. The elected officials are chosen by the people of Atchison and work hard to make sure that the city remains a pleasant place to live, work, and play. In recent years, voter participation in Atchison has been high as residents become increasingly engaged in local politics. Through their active engagement in local politics, Atchison citizens demonstrate their commitment to making sure that the city continues to thrive.
The political climate in Atchison, KS is moderately conservative.
Atchison County, KS is very conservative. In Atchison County, KS 31.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Atchison county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.9% to 31.7%.
Atchison county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Atchison, KS is moderately conservative.
Atchison County, Kansas is very conservative.
Atchison 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.
Atchison, 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 Atchison, KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 115 contributions totaling $18,231 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $159 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 82 contributions totaling $68,077 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $830 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)