Reserve, KS is a small town located in the heart of Kansas. Although it has a population of just over 500 people, the town has an active political landscape. The mayor of Reserve is Robert Richardson, who was elected to office in 2016 and serves as the head of government. Other local politicians include City Council members Stan Johnson, Linda Henson, and Jeff Hastings. All three have been serving on the council since 2017 and are dedicated to working for the betterment of their community. They make important decisions concerning the budget and infrastructure of Reserve, KS and strive to ensure that all citizens have access to the services they need. The people of Reserve take pride in their local politics and are committed to ensuring that their representatives serve them with integrity.
The political climate in Reserve, KS is very conservative.
Brown County, KS is very conservative. In Brown County, KS 24.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 73.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Brown county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 73.0% to 24.7%.
Brown county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Reserve, KS is very conservative.
Brown 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.
Reserve, 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 Reserve, KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 82 contributions totaling $12,212 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $149 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 108 contributions totaling $22,094 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $205 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)