Ellsworth, Kansas is a small town located in central Kansas. It is home to a diverse population of people who have many different political views. The city of Ellsworth has an elected mayor and five council members who are responsible for making laws and regulations that guide the town. They also oversee the budget of the city and make sure it is spent wisely. Additionally, Ellsworth holds regular elections for local offices, such as county commissioner and school board member, to give citizens a voice in their local government. Most recently two candidates were elected to serve on the Ellsworth City Council. These two individuals are responsible for representing their constituents and making sure their needs are heard by their local government. While there may be differences in opinions between citizens in Ellsworth, they come together to ensure that everyone’s voices are heard by elected officials.
The political climate in Ellsworth, KS is strongly conservative.
Ellsworth County, KS is very conservative. In Ellsworth County, KS 22.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 75.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Ellsworth county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 75.3% to 22.7%.
Ellsworth county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Ellsworth, KS is strongly conservative.
Ellsworth 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.
Ellsworth, 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 Ellsworth, KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 19 contributions totaling $4,214 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $222 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 7 contributions totaling $1,175 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $168 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)