Simpson, KS is a small town located in the Midwest with a population of just over 2,000 people. The local politics in Simpson are run by a mayor and city council that strive to create laws and policies that will benefit their citizens. The mayor and city council elections are held every two years and candidates must be 18 years or older, a resident of Simpson, and a qualified voter. The mayoral race is often competitive as candidates look to develop new ideas and initiatives for the betterment of the community. In addition to electing local officials, citizens also have the opportunity to weigh in on matters that affect them directly through initiatives placed on ballots during elections. Overall, Simpson’s political system is robust and ensures that decisions are made with the best interests of its citizens in mind.
The political climate in Simpson, KS is strongly conservative.
Mitchell County, KS is very conservative. In Mitchell County, KS 18.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 80.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Mitchell county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 80.7% to 18.0%.
Mitchell county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Simpson, KS is strongly conservative.
Mitchell 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.
Simpson, 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 Simpson, KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 141 contributions totaling $10,369 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $74 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 49 contributions totaling $7,175 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $146 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)