Trenton, KS is a small town located in central Kansas. It has a population of just under 2,000 people and is home to an active political scene within the community. Local elections are held every two years and involve candidates from both major parties campaigning for office on issues such as education, economic development, and local infrastructure. Voters have the opportunity to choose who will represent them on the city council, school board, and in positions such as mayor or sheriff. Many residents take part in local politics by attending debates or rallies, engaging with their elected officials through meetings or public forums, or writing letters expressing their opinions on current events. Despite its small size, Trenton plays an important role in Kansas politics and provides a great example of how democracy can work at a local level.
The political climate in Trenton, KS is strongly conservative.
Edwards County, KS is very conservative. In Edwards County, KS 18.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 79.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Edwards county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 79.7% to 18.9%.
Edwards county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Trenton, KS is strongly conservative.
Edwards 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.
Trenton, 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 Trenton, KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 102 contributions totaling $6,731 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $66 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 22 contributions totaling $3,295 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $150 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)