Vassar, KS is a small town located in the northeastern part of Kansas. It has a population of approximately 474 people. Vassar is governed by its mayor and city council members who are elected by the citizens. The city council meets regularly to discuss policy initiatives that will help improve the quality of life for residents in Vassar. Every two years, the citizens have an opportunity to select their local representatives with elections held in November. Issues such as infrastructure improvements, economic development, public safety and educational opportunities are discussed during these meetings with the aim of creating a vibrant and safe place for all who live there. The local political candidates strive to keep their constituents informed about important topics that affect the community while working together to bring positive solutions to tough issues.
The political climate in Vassar, KS is very conservative.
Osage County, KS is very conservative. In Osage County, KS 26.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Osage county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.0% to 26.6%.
Osage county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Vassar, KS is very conservative.
Osage County, Kansas is very conservative.
Topeka Metro Area is leaning 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.
Vassar, 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 Vassar, KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 157 contributions totaling $4,804 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $31 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 19 contributions totaling $1,034 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $54 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)