Prospect, KS is a small city located in northeast Kansas. The city is governed by its mayor and city council, who set local laws and regulations, manage the budget, and establish community initiatives. Prospect has seen very little political activity in recent years; however, the city does hold elections for mayor and council members every two years. During these elections, local residents have the opportunity to choose from a variety of candidates running for office. These candidates must be knowledgeable about the issues facing their community and strive to make Prospect a better place to live. Additionally, these elected officials are responsible for overseeing public services such as education, transportation, safety, recycling programs and more. Prospect's citizens are engaged in politics and take advantage of opportunities to voice their opinions on important issues.
The political climate in Prospect, KS is very conservative.
Butler County, KS is very conservative. In Butler County, KS 28.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Butler county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.6% to 28.2%.
Butler county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Prospect, KS is very conservative.
Butler County, Kansas is very conservative.
Wichita Metro Area is moderately 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.
Prospect, 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 Prospect, KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 181 contributions totaling $9,143 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $51 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 183 contributions totaling $24,046 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $131 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)