Augusta, KS is a small city located in south central Kansas. It is home to a vibrant and diverse community that participates actively in the local political process. The city is governed by an elected mayor, five city council members, and several other locally elected officials. Augusta's city government focuses on providing quality services for its constituents while maintaining fiscal responsibility. Residents of Augusta are well-informed about local politics and take part in the election process by voting for their preferred candidates for office. Each election cycle, local political hopefuls campaign to earn the support of the people and represent their interests in government. In recent years, citizens have seen many changes and improvements as a result of this active civic engagement. With initiatives such as infrastructure upgrades and public safety programs, Augusta has become an even better place to live.
The political climate in Augusta, 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
Augusta, 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.
Augusta, 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 Augusta, KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 572 contributions totaling $62,897 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $110 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 268 contributions totaling $106,065 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $396 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)