Bassettville, KS is a small town located in the heart of Kansas. It has a long history of political activity, with a strong sense of community and local pride. Most recently, the town has seen an influx of new interest in the local politics as many young people become more involved and engaged with their community. The city council is made up of seven individuals who are elected by Bassettville residents to represent their views in the government. They are responsible for making decisions on issues such as infrastructure developments, public safety, and general policy matters that affect the town. Local citizens have several opportunities to voice their opinions on important issues through regular open forums at City Hall and online via social media platforms. In addition, there are several candidates running for office each year, giving voters an opportunity to choose representatives they believe will best serve their interests. Thus, Bassettville residents take great pride in participating in local politics and making sure they have a say in how the town functions and grows.
The political climate in Bassettville, KS is strongly conservative.
Decatur County, KS is very conservative. In Decatur County, KS 14.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 84.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Decatur county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 84.1% to 14.6%.
Decatur county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Bassettville, KS is strongly conservative.
Decatur 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.
Bassettville, 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 Bassettville, KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4 contributions totaling $1,100 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $275 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 25 contributions totaling $15,539 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $622 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)