Bassett, Kansas is a small town located in the northeastern part of the state. Although it is relatively unknown and underpopulated, the politics of Bassett are as vibrant as any other small town. While there are no official local political candidates here, members of the community still have strong opinions on issues ranging from school funding to environmental protection. The residents are passionate about their beliefs and use their voices to express them in meaningful ways. They take part in local government meetings, write letters to representatives, and even organize protests when needed. Through all this engagement, Bassett is able to remain an active part of the political conversation in Kansas and beyond.
The political climate in Bassett, KS is strongly conservative.
Allen County, KS is very conservative. In Allen County, KS 26.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Allen county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.6% to 26.6%.
Allen county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Bassett, KS is strongly conservative.
Allen 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.
Bassett, 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 Bassett, KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 104 contributions totaling $8,740 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $84 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 74 contributions totaling $27,631 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $373 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)