Marquette, KS is a small town located in the Northeastern corner of the state. The town itself is home to around 1,000 people and it is part of the larger McPherson county. Marquette is a rural community with a strong sense of community pride and involvement. Politics in Marquette are largely focused on local issues such as infrastructure improvement, education, agriculture, and economic development. Residents have recently expressed concern about local taxes being used for projects that do not benefit the entire county. There are several political candidates in the area who are campaigning for changes to be made to ensure that all citizens of McPherson County can benefit from their tax money and have access to quality services and resources. Each candidate has different ideas about how to best improve the quality of life in Marquette but they all agree that working together is essential for creating a bright future for this small town.
The political climate in Marquette, KS is very conservative.
McPherson County, KS is very conservative. In McPherson County, KS 28.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, McPherson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.0% to 28.6%.
McPherson county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Marquette, KS is very conservative.
McPherson County, Kansas is very conservative.
McPherson Metro Area 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.
Marquette, 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 Marquette, 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 1 contributions totaling $75 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $75 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)