Park, KS is a small town in the northwest corner of Kansas with close to 1,000 residents. It has a vibrant community spirit and is home to a variety of businesses, restaurants, and outdoor activities. The town government is led by a mayor and four city council members who are elected by the citizens of Park every two years. This government works diligently to ensure that Park remains an attractive place to live, work, and raise a family. They address issues such as infrastructure improvements, economic development programs, public safety initiatives, and educational opportunities for the town’s youth. Additionally, they collaborate with local organizations on projects to help make Park an even better place in which to live. The town offers its residents the chance to be involved in their local politics through voting during elections or attending council meetings when relevant topics are discussed. Whether people are looking for strong leadership or just want to have their voices heard on important decisions that affect them directly or indirectly, their involvement can make a difference.
The political climate in Park, KS is very conservative.
Gove County, KS is very conservative. In Gove County, KS 11.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 87.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Gove county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 87.8% to 11.3%.
Gove county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Park, KS is very conservative.
Gove 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.
Park, 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 Park, 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 1 contributions totaling $152 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $152 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)