Walnut Grove, KS is a small rural town with a population of approximately 7,000 people. It is located in the County of Jackson and has a strong agricultural and manufacturing industry. The town has a long history of strong community involvement in local politics. In recent years, the local political scene has been focused on issues such as economic development, infrastructure improvements, and public safety. There are several candidates running for various positions in the upcoming municipal elections who have expressed their commitment to these issues. Residents can look forward to a vibrant discourse and an exciting election season ahead as candidates from both major parties share their visions for the future of Walnut Grove.
The political climate in Walnut Grove, KS is very conservative.
Neosho County, KS is very conservative. In Neosho County, KS 26.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 72.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Neosho county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 72.3% to 26.1%.
Neosho county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Walnut Grove, KS is very conservative.
Neosho 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.
Walnut Grove, 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 Walnut Grove, KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 22 contributions totaling $971 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $44 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 102 contributions totaling $13,858 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $136 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)