Kanwaka, KS is a small town in northeast Kansas that is known for its friendly people and vibrant culture. Although it is mostly rural, the local politics of Kanwaka are still important to residents. The town is part of Shawnee County and its residents vote in elections for state representatives and senators as well as the county commissioners. There are several political parties represented in Kanwaka, including the Republicans, Democrats, Libertarians, and Green Party. Every election season brings an influx of candidates seeking to represent the citizens of Kanwaka. Residents take their civic duties seriously, engaging in heated debates about issues such as taxes, education funding, and health care. During election years, many local organizations host events where candidates can meet with constituents and discuss their platforms. While much of this activity goes on at the county level, it has a direct impact on life in Kanwaka.
The political climate in Kanwaka, KS is somewhat liberal.
Douglas County, KS is very liberal. In Douglas County, KS 68.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 28.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Douglas county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 68.0% to 28.8%.
Douglas county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Kanwaka, KS is somewhat liberal.
Douglas County, Kansas is very liberal.
Lawrence Metro Area is very liberal.
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.
Kanwaka, Kansas: d D D D D D
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 Kanwaka, KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 10,162 contributions totaling $711,569 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $70 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 903 contributions totaling $461,898 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $512 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)