Catharine, KS is a small town located in the northeast corner of Kansas. It is home to around 600 people and is known for its close-knit community. Despite its small size, Catharine’s local politics are important to the overall well-being of the town. The City Council is comprised of seven members who are elected by the citizens of Catharine for three-year terms. The City Council meets every other month to discuss local issues such as budgets, ordinances, and zoning laws. The Town Mayor serves as an ex officio member of the council and oversees all operations within town limits. In addition, there are several volunteer boards such as the Board of Appeals and Adjustments and the Planning Commission that assist with various tasks related to city government. All local political candidates must be over 18 years of age, reside in Catharine, and be registered voters in order to qualify for office. With a dedicated City Council working hard to make sure Catharine remains a safe and prosperous place to call home, anyone looking for an active role in their local government should consider running for office in this small but vibrant town in rural Kansas.
The political climate in Catharine, KS is very conservative.
Ellis County, KS is very conservative. In Ellis County, KS 27.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 70.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Ellis county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 70.4% to 27.0%.
Ellis county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Catharine, KS is very conservative.
Ellis County, Kansas is very conservative.
Hays Metro Area 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.
Catharine, 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 Catharine, KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 353 contributions totaling $54,243 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $154 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 296 contributions totaling $101,545 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $343 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)