Blue Mound, KS is a small town located in northeast Kansas with a population of approximately 400 people. Despite its size, it has an active and engaged political atmosphere, with many local groups dedicated to advocating for good governance and policy. Although there are no current local political candidates running for office in Blue Mound at the moment, the town is still very involved in politics, with many citizens taking an active role in discussing issues that affect their community. In particular, local organizations such as the Blue Mound Alliance strive to promote open debate about important topics like economic development and health care, while also advocating for better public services and more efficient government programs. Additionally, residents of Blue Mound can get involved in state-level issues by becoming members of advocacy groups or attending meetings of their representatives. Despite its small size, Blue Mound is actively participating in the larger political landscape of Kansas and beyond.
The political climate in Blue Mound, KS is very conservative.
Linn County, KS is very conservative. In Linn County, KS 17.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 80.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Linn county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 80.2% to 17.8%.
Linn county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Blue Mound, KS is very conservative.
Linn County, Kansas is very conservative.
Kansas City Metro Area is leaning liberal.
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.
Blue Mound, 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 Blue Mound, KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1 contributions totaling $10 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $10 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 5 contributions totaling $3,700 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $740 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)