Star, KS is a small town located in the Midwest region of the United States. It is politically diverse with both Republican and Democratic voters. The citizens of Star, KS are passionate about their political views and actively participate in debates regarding local issues. Voting is a big part of the culture in this rural town, and there are always several candidates running for office on both sides of the aisle. While residents may have differing opinions on certain topics, they all come together to support their choice for mayor or other elected officials when voting time comes around. It is important to note that Star, KS does not have any current political candidates running for office at this time. However, when an election does come up, it brings out strong opinions from all sides of the political spectrum which can make for lively debates among friends and family members. All in all, politics plays an important role in Star, KS and will continue to be a topic of discussion for years to come.
The political climate in Star, KS is very conservative.
Coffey County, KS is very conservative. In Coffey County, KS 21.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 76.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Coffey county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 76.4% to 21.1%.
Coffey county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Star, KS is very conservative.
Coffey 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.
Star, 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 Star, KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 13 contributions totaling $2,150 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $165 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 59 contributions totaling $8,824 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $150 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)