Berwick, KS is a small, rural town located in the heart of Kansas. Despite its small size, Berwick has a vibrant political culture and strong engagement with local politics. The town is served by the Berwick City Council, which consists of five members that are elected at-large from within the city limits. Additionally, the town is represented in the state legislature by two State Representatives and one State Senator. During election cycles, there are many different candidates who all come forward to represent the community and speak up about important issues. Residents take great pride in taking part in their local elections and staying informed about current events that affect their hometown. As a result of these efforts, Berwick remains an engaged and active community politically.
The political climate in Berwick, KS is strongly conservative.
Nemaha County, KS is very conservative. In Nemaha County, KS 16.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 82.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Nemaha county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 82.1% to 16.3%.
Nemaha county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Berwick, KS is strongly conservative.
Nemaha 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.
Berwick, 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 Berwick, KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 30 contributions totaling $5,335 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $178 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 121 contributions totaling $85,489 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $707 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)