McCracken, Kansas is a small rural community located in central Kansas. The town is governed by a five-member city council, headed by an elected mayor. This group of local officials makes all major decisions for the town and sets policy for its operations. They strive to provide quality services that will benefit all citizens of McCracken and ensure the health, safety, and well-being of its people. Each councilmember also works hard to represent their constituents when making decisions about the town's future. Residents are encouraged to participate in local politics and make their voices heard on important issues. In addition, McCracken's city council often works closely with both state and federal officials to advocate for additional resources and support for the town's needs.
The political climate in McCracken, KS is strongly conservative.
Rush County, KS is very conservative. In Rush County, KS 17.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 80.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Rush county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 80.5% to 17.6%.
Rush county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
McCracken, KS is strongly conservative.
Rush 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.
McCracken, 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 McCracken, KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2 contributions totaling $500 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $250 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)