Ozark, KS is a small town located in the northeast corner of Kansas. Despite its size, Ozark still has an active political scene and local elections are held each year to decide who will serve in the various city offices. The current mayor of Ozark is Kenneth Vanmeter, who was elected in 2020. The Mayor is supported by a City Council made up of five members, all of whom were elected in 2019. The City Council works to ensure that the best interests of the community are met and that any legislation they pass benefits the citizens of Ozark. They also work closely with state and federal representatives to have their voices heard on issues that affect the town. In addition to City Council elections, Ozark also holds county-wide elections every four years for positions such as Sheriff, District Attorney, County Clerk and Commissioner. These races typically draw a great deal of interest from residents and are often seen as an opportunity for citizens to make their voices heard on important issues facing their county.
The political climate in Ozark, KS is very conservative.
Anderson County, KS is very conservative. In Anderson County, KS 20.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 77.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Anderson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 77.2% to 20.6%.
Anderson county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Ozark, KS is very conservative.
Anderson 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.
Ozark, 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 Ozark, 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 10 contributions totaling $370 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $37 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)