Newark, KS is a small rural town located in Dickinson County, Kansas. It is home to a population of approximately 511 people. Politics in Newark are largely focused on issues important to local residents such as education, public safety, and infrastructure. Local candidates running for office typically focus on topics like increasing job opportunities and economic development through agriculture. The City Council is responsible for city government and regularly holds public meetings to provide information about the current state of affairs in Newark as well as upcoming projects and initiatives. Residents of Newark take an active role in shaping their community by voting in elections and attending council meetings to voice their opinion. Overall, the political climate in Newark is centered around making sure everyone’s needs are met and that the town remains a safe and vibrant place to live.
The political climate in Newark, KS is strongly conservative.
Wilson County, KS is very conservative. In Wilson County, KS 18.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 79.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Wilson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 79.7% to 18.3%.
Wilson county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Newark, KS is strongly conservative.
Wilson 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.
Newark, 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 Newark, KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 11 contributions totaling $1,159 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $105 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 10 contributions totaling $11,810 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,181 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)