Coleman, KS is a small town in the Midwestern United States. It has a strong local government that focuses on providing services and programs that benefit its citizens. The town is served by an elected mayor and five council members who work together to set policies and make decisions for the town. All of these positions are voted on by residents during regular elections. The town also has a variety of other organizations and associations, such as the Coleman Chamber of Commerce and the Coleman Education Foundation, which contribute to the community in different ways. In addition, there are several state representatives from Coleman who represent their constituents at the state level. Residents are encouraged to actively participate in local politics by attending town meetings, voting in elections, and joining various community organizations.
The political climate in Coleman, KS is very conservative.
Washington County, KS is very conservative. In Washington County, KS 16.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 82.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Washington county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 82.0% to 16.5%.
Washington county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Coleman, KS is very conservative.
Washington 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.
Coleman, 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 Coleman, KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 33 contributions totaling $965 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $29 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 30 contributions totaling $3,962 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $132 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)