Cook, KS is a small town located in the state of Kansas. It is part of the county of Johnson and has a population of around 1,400 people. Despite its small size, Cook, KS is still active in local politics and engages with citizens to ensure the community remains vibrant and prosperous. Local elections are held regularly to determine who will serve in various positions on the town's planning commission and board of trustees. Residents have also come together to form committees that advocate for issues they are passionate about such as increasing public funding for youth services or improving public safety within the community. Through these efforts, citizens are able to make their voices heard and work together to shape their town's future.
The political climate in Cook, KS is strongly conservative.
Decatur County, KS is very conservative. In Decatur County, KS 14.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 84.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Decatur county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 84.1% to 14.6%.
Decatur county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Cook, KS is strongly conservative.
Decatur 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.
Cook, 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 Cook, KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3 contributions totaling $900 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $300 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 5 contributions totaling $520 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $104 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)