McCamish, KS is a small rural town in the Midwest of the United States. It has a population of about 500 people and is known for its sense of community spirit. Despite its small size, politics play an important role in the lives of McCamish residents. Local elections occur every four years to elect politicians who make decisions about laws, budgets, and policies that shape the future of McCamish. These local politicians are highly influential on issues such as education, healthcare, and infrastructure development. Issues such as crime prevention and public safety are also addressed by these local elected officials, who strive to ensure that McCamish remains a safe and secure place for its citizens to live and work. In addition to local elections, residents also take part in national elections every two years to vote for their representatives in Congress. By participating in both local and national politics, McCamish residents can ensure that their voices are heard when it comes to deciding how their town should be governed.
The political climate in McCamish, KS is leaning conservative.
Johnson County, KS is somewhat liberal. In Johnson County, KS 52.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 44.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Johnson county flipped moderately Democratic, 52.7% to 44.5%.
Johnson county flipped Democratic after voting Republican in the previous five Presidential elections.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
McCamish, KS is leaning conservative.
Johnson County, Kansas is somewhat liberal.
Kansas City Metro Area is leaning 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.
McCamish, Kansas: R R r R r 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 McCamish, KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 415 contributions totaling $70,885 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $171 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 145 contributions totaling $51,749 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $357 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)