Vienna, KS is a small rural town located in the Midwest. Though it may be small, the politics of Vienna are just as important as those of larger cities. The city government of Vienna follows the standard two-party system with both Democrats and Republicans vying for votes in local elections. Despite its small size, Vienna has plenty of political activity with residents actively participating in local elections to ensure their voices are heard. Each election cycle, candidates from both parties campaign vigorously to represent their constituents and work hard to make sure their city is moving in the right direction. Residents also take advantage of other forms of civic engagement, such as attending town halls and submitting proposals for policy changes they think could benefit the city. Political activism is alive and well in Vienna, KS, ensuring that this small town remains an active participant in its own future.
The political climate in Vienna, KS is very conservative.
Pottawatomie County, KS is very conservative. In Pottawatomie County, KS 25.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 72.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Pottawatomie county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 72.2% to 25.3%.
Pottawatomie county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Vienna, KS is very conservative.
Pottawatomie County, Kansas is very conservative.
Manhattan 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.
Vienna, 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 Vienna, KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 10 contributions totaling $639 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $64 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3 contributions totaling $375 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $125 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)