Marena, KS is a small community located in the Midwest region of the United States. It is known for its friendly atmosphere and strong sense of community. The politics in Marena, KS are largely centered around local issues that affect the citizens of this small town. These issues include education, health care, transportation, and economic development. Elected officials focus on enacting policies and initiatives to improve life in Marena. Several candidates have recently run for office representing their interests for the town. They campaign on platforms that address the needs of citizens and strive to make Marena an even better place to live. Overall, the politics in Marena reflect the values of its citizens by focusing on building strong communities and addressing important local issues.
The political climate in Marena, 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
Marena, 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.
Marena, 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 Marena, KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 122 contributions totaling $7,231 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $59 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 49 contributions totaling $11,188 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $228 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)