Linn, KS is a small town in the heart of the Midwest. The city is governed by a mayor and five council members who are elected by the citizens every two years. Linn is part of Kansas' 4th Congressional District, which is represented by Republican Tracey Mann. There has been debate among the local population about his policies on education and healthcare, but overall he has enjoyed strong support from voters in the area. The people of Linn are also incredibly supportive of their local government, and take pride in their town's ability to come together to solve problems. Additionally, there are various county-level positions that are voted on every year, such as sheriff, treasurer, and judge. Each candidate vying for these posts receives strong community support as well as plenty of volunteers helping with their campaigns during election season.
The political climate in Linn, KS is strongly conservative.
Washington County, KS is very conservative. In Washington County, KS 16.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 82.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Washington county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 82.0% to 16.5%.
Washington county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Linn, KS is strongly conservative.
Washington 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.
Linn, 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 Linn, 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 24 contributions totaling $2,962 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $123 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)