Nelson, KS is a small city in the state of Kansas with a population of approximately 976 people. The local politics in Nelson are largely focused on the issues that directly affect its citizens and their quality of life. These issues include economic development, infrastructure improvements, public safety initiatives, and educational advancements. The current mayor of Nelson is Sarah Jackson, who has been in office since 2014. Under Mayor Jackson's leadership, Nelson has seen steady growth and progress over the years. The city council is currently composed of five members: Richard Smith, Mike Johnson, Joe Brown, Mary Page and John Anderson. All of these individuals are dedicated to making Nelson an even better place for its citizens by promoting policies that benefit the entire community.
The political climate in Nelson, KS is very conservative.
Cloud County, KS is very conservative. In Cloud County, KS 21.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 76.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cloud county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 76.0% to 21.6%.
Cloud county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Nelson, KS is very conservative.
Cloud 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.
Nelson, 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 Nelson, KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 61 contributions totaling $19,861 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $326 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 83 contributions totaling $11,171 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $135 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)