Elsmore, Kansas is a small rural town located in the east-central part of the state. It is an integral part of its local community, with plenty of activities and opportunities for residents to get involved in local politics. The town has a mayor and city council that make decisions on behalf of Elsmore's citizens. There are also several local political organizations, such as the Chamber of Commerce, that are active in Elsmore and help maintain good relations between government entities and citizens. The most important decision makers in Elsmore are the citizens themselves, who ultimately decide how their town develops and progresses. Through voting, attending public hearings, campaigning for candidates, and activism at the grassroots level, Elsmore's citizens have been able to influence change in their community for years.
The political climate in Elsmore, KS is very conservative.
Allen County, KS is very conservative. In Allen County, KS 26.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Allen county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.6% to 26.6%.
Allen county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Elsmore, KS is very conservative.
Allen 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.
Elsmore, 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 Elsmore, 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 15 contributions totaling $1,035 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $69 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)