Carbondale, KS is a small town located in the southeastern corner of Kansas. It is a friendly community with approximately 1,000 residents who are passionate about their community and its politics. In Carbondale, citizens have the opportunity to be involved in local politics by attending city council meetings or running for office themselves. The current mayor of Carbondale is a long-time resident, and she has been reelected for her third consecutive term due to her successful efforts to enhance the quality of life for all residents. Additionally, the citizens of Carbondale have actively participated in several initiatives to improve their quality of life including investing more funds into infrastructure improvements and supporting local businesses. All in all, politics in Carbondale are shaped by individuals who are passionate about their hometown and strive to make it an even better place.
The political climate in Carbondale, KS is strongly conservative.
Osage County, KS is very conservative. In Osage County, KS 26.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Osage county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.0% to 26.6%.
Osage county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Carbondale, KS is strongly conservative.
Osage County, Kansas is very conservative.
Topeka Metro Area is leaning 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.
Carbondale, 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 Carbondale, KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 38 contributions totaling $2,974 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $78 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 23 contributions totaling $1,355 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $59 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)