Cottage Hill, KS is a small town that is part of the Kansas City metropolitan area. As such, it has a close relationship with the larger city and its political structure. All citizens of Cottage Hill are eligible to participate in local elections held every two years for mayor and city council positions. These elections involve candidates from diverse backgrounds and ideologies who come together to serve their community. The mayor and city council members work together to create laws, policies and budgets that focus on making Cottage Hill the best place it can be for its residents. They consider issues such as infrastructure improvements, public safety initiatives, economic development programs, education reform efforts and environmental protection initiatives. With each election cycle, the citizens of Cottage Hill have an opportunity to shape their town’s future by electing representatives who will prioritize their interests and work hard on behalf of their constituents.
The political climate in Cottage Hill, KS is very conservative.
Marshall County, KS is very conservative. In Marshall County, KS 24.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 72.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Marshall county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 72.9% to 24.6%.
Marshall county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Cottage Hill, KS is very conservative.
Marshall 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.
Cottage Hill, 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 Cottage Hill, KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 73 contributions totaling $1,689 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $23 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 23 contributions totaling $1,934 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $84 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)