Creswell, KS is a small rural town in the Kansas region of the United States. The political environment in Creswell is a reflection of its small population size and conservative leaning towards traditional values. Local citizens are passionate about their beliefs and actively engage in politics, making sure to vote in every election. Despite its small size, Creswell has a large impact on local and state politics as decisions made by the city officials affect not just the city itself but surrounding towns as well. People from all across Kansas take part in voicing their opinion on different political matters, with many candidates running for office at both local and state levels. The diversity of opinions makes for an engaging atmosphere that encourages civic participation from the people in Creswell.
The political climate in Creswell, KS is strongly conservative.
Cowley County, KS is very conservative. In Cowley County, KS 30.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cowley county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.9% to 30.0%.
Cowley county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Creswell, KS is strongly conservative.
Cowley 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.
Creswell, 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 Creswell, KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 334 contributions totaling $65,604 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $196 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 152 contributions totaling $15,930 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $105 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)