Moscow, KS is a small town located in the rolling hills of southeast Kansas. Though small in population and size, Moscow’s political climate is highly active. The town is served by a mayor and council of four members who are responsible for representing the interests of their constituents. Together they create local laws and ordinances that govern how the town operates. Residents have an opportunity to voice their opinions at public meetings where they can express their thoughts on how the town should move forward. Elections are held annually to allow citizens to choose their leaders and decide which issues should be addressed first. The entire community actively participates in this process and works together to ensure that Moscow continues to be a safe, vibrant place to live.
The political climate in Moscow, KS is strongly conservative.
Stevens County, KS is very conservative. In Stevens County, KS 11.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 86.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Stevens county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 86.7% to 11.7%.
Stevens county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Moscow, KS is strongly conservative.
Stevens 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.
Moscow, 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 Moscow, KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6 contributions totaling $415 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $69 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1 contributions totaling $500 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $500 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)