Mount Ayr, KS is a small town located in the heart of Kansas. It has a strong sense of community and is known for its friendly people and rural charm. The local politics in Mount Ayr are led by the city council, which is composed of five elected officials who serve two-year terms. The current Mayor of Mount Ayr is Mike King, who was elected in 2020. The city council meets on the second Tuesday of each month to discuss and make decisions on issues affecting the town. Issues discussed range from zoning ordinances to budgeting for road improvements. Residents have a say in their government through local elections held every two years when the council and mayor are up for renewal. Residents can also keep up with what’s happening in City Hall by attending council meetings or watching them online via streaming video. It is important for residents to stay informed about local politics so they can make their voice heard when it matters most.
The political climate in Mount Ayr, KS is very conservative.
Osborne County, KS is very conservative. In Osborne County, KS 14.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 83.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Osborne county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 83.8% to 14.4%.
Osborne county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Mount Ayr, KS is very conservative.
Osborne 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.
Mount Ayr, 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 Mount Ayr, 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 14 contributions totaling $2,538 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $181 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)