Hanston, KS is a small rural community in the US state of Kansas. It is home to a diverse population that enjoys a peaceful and safe environment. The politics in Hanston are generally focused on improving the quality of life for its citizens and businesses. Topics at the forefront of local politics include economic development, public safety, infrastructure improvements, and environmental protection. Local politicians work closely with community leaders to ensure that their constituents’ needs are met, and that progress towards a brighter future is made every day. Residents have access to numerous resources such as voting information, candidate forums, town halls, and online tools to stay informed about current topics in local politics.
The political climate in Hanston, KS is strongly conservative.
Hodgeman County, KS is very conservative. In Hodgeman County, KS 14.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 83.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hodgeman county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 83.7% to 14.7%.
Hodgeman county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Hanston, KS is strongly conservative.
Hodgeman 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.
Hanston, 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 Hanston, KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 10 contributions totaling $250 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $25 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 13 contributions totaling $3,900 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $300 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)