Catherine, KS is a small town that has a population of about 1,100 people. Although it is a small community, the political activity in Catherine is just as important as it is in larger cities. The residents of Catherine have a great interest in local politics and regularly vote in elections throughout the year. There are several candidates who have put forth their name for various positions including mayor, city council members, school board members and other roles. These candidates work hard to make sure that Catherine remains a vibrant and thriving community for all its residents. They also strive to make sure that everyone’s voice is heard during election time. Through their efforts, the citizens of Catherine are able to take part in an open and meaningful dialogue on important issues facing their community.
The political climate in Catherine, 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
Catherine, 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.
Catherine, 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 Catherine, KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 711 contributions totaling $108,816 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $153 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 633 contributions totaling $212,081 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $335 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)