The politics of Wakarusa CDP, KS are characterized by a small-town community atmosphere. Citizens take an active role in local government and actively participate in decision-making through the city council and various committees. While there may not be any specific local political candidates, citizens are strongly encouraged to become involved in city politics. Throughout the year, several town hall meetings and town council meetings take place to involve residents in policy development and local decision-making. Everyone is welcome to attend and express their opinion on the issues that matter most to them. The city also provides regular updates on its website to keep citizens informed on upcoming events and meetings related to municipal government. In sum, the politics of Wakarusa CDP, KS foster a socially cohesive environment with strong citizen engagement in decision-making processes that benefit the community as a whole.
The political climate in Wakarusa CDP (Shawnee County), KS is somewhat conservative.
Shawnee County, KS is leaning liberal. In Shawnee County, KS 49.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 47.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Shawnee county flipped Democratic, 49.9% to 47.0%.
Shawnee county flipped Democratic after voting Republican in the previous five Presidential elections.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Wakarusa CDP (Shawnee County), KS is somewhat conservative.
Shawnee County, Kansas is leaning liberal.
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.
Wakarusa CDP (Shawnee County), Kansas: r r r r r d
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 Wakarusa CDP (Shawnee County), KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 116 contributions totaling $9,536 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $82 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 35 contributions totaling $1,531 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $44 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)