Waco, KS is a small rural town located in eastern Kansas with an estimated population of over 700 people. It is run by a mayor-council form of government and the current mayor is Dave Popp. The town council consists of seven members who are elected to serve four year terms. Waco's political landscape has remained relatively stable over the years and there have not been any major changes or issues that have arisen in recent times. The city's residents remain supportive of their local leadership and enjoy a strong sense of community spirit which contributes to the success of the city as a whole. Local civic organizations such as the Chamber of Commerce and Rotary Club are active in helping to keep Waco successful, safe, and prosperous for all its citizens.
The political climate in Waco, KS is somewhat conservative.
Sedgwick County, KS is somewhat conservative. In Sedgwick County, KS 42.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 54.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Sedgwick county remained strongly Republican, 54.4% to 42.6%.
Sedgwick county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Waco, KS is somewhat conservative.
Sedgwick County, Kansas is somewhat conservative.
Wichita Metro Area is moderately 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.
Waco, 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 Waco, KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 797 contributions totaling $37,152 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $47 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 457 contributions totaling $209,255 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $458 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)