Denison, KS is a small town in Southwest Kansas with a population of approximately 200 people. It is the home to a variety of local businesses and organizations, including a library, special education school, several churches, and the Denison Community Center. The town is governed by three trustees who are elected by the residents of Denison every two years and serve for four-year terms. Despite its small size, Denison has an active political scene, with many residents taking part in local elections or voicing their opinions on various issues affecting the community. Issues such as tax rates, funding for public services, and infrastructure projects are all important topics during election cycles in Denison. Residents also take part in political discussions at city council meetings and other public forums. Because it’s a small town with limited resources, it is important that everyone gets involved in politics so that decisions made will benefit everyone in the long run.
The political climate in Denison, KS is very conservative.
Jackson County, KS is very conservative. In Jackson County, KS 28.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Jackson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.6% to 28.6%.
Jackson county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Denison, KS is very conservative.
Jackson County, Kansas is very conservative.
Topeka Metro Area is leaning 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.
Denison, 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 Denison, KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2 contributions totaling $500 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $250 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)