The town of Pleasantdale, KS is a small community that is often overlooked in the political arena. With a population of just over 1,000 people and only two polling precincts, it is not a major site of electoral contestation. However, the local politics within the town are still vibrant and important to its citizens. Every two years the town holds municipal elections for mayor, city council members, and other key positions in the government. During these elections candidates from both major parties come to Pleasantdale and participate in debates and forums to discuss the issues most important to residents. Campaigns become fiercely competitive as both sides strive to win over voters by outlining their own visions for the future of Pleasantdale. Everyone takes these contests seriously as they recognize that their decision will shape how their home town develops moving forward.
The political climate in Pleasantdale, KS is strongly conservative.
Rush County, KS is very conservative. In Rush County, KS 17.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 80.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Rush county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 80.5% to 17.6%.
Rush county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Pleasantdale, KS is strongly conservative.
Rush 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.
Pleasantdale, 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 Pleasantdale, KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4 contributions totaling $60 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $15 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 5 contributions totaling $250 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $50 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)