Iola, KS is a small town located in Allen County. The city has a rich history and is home to many local businesses and organizations. It is known for its friendly atmosphere and strong sense of community. The political climate in Iola, KS is generally focused on local issues such as education, economic development, public safety, and infrastructure improvement. Many local residents take an active role in the political process and are involved in campaigns for various positions within the city government. The current mayor of Iola was elected in 2017 and has been working hard to ensure that the citizens' needs are met. Additionally, several other candidates have declared their candidacy for upcoming elections. All candidates strive to represent the best interests of their constituents while also advocating for progress within the city limits. Although there are no major national or state issues that directly affect Iola at this time, many of these local issues can have broader implications for larger communities statewide or even nationally down the road.
The political climate in Iola, KS is strongly 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
Iola, KS is strongly 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.
Iola, 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 Iola, KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 104 contributions totaling $8,740 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $84 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 74 contributions totaling $27,631 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $373 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)