Waterloo, KS is located in the heart of Northeast Kansas and has a long history of political activity. The city is served by a mayor-council form of government with five council members elected from the four wards in the city and a mayor elected at large. City residents are able to take part in important decisions facing their community by attending regularly scheduled public meetings held at City Hall. Issues that have been discussed at these meetings include economic development, public safety, infrastructure projects, and recreational opportunities. Through listening to citizens’ concerns and working together, the city’s elected officials strive to create a positive environment for all Waterloo residents.
The political climate in Waterloo, KS is moderately conservative.
Lyon County, KS is somewhat conservative. In Lyon County, KS 43.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 53.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lyon county remained strongly Republican, 53.7% to 43.1%.
Lyon county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Waterloo, KS is moderately conservative.
Lyon County, Kansas is somewhat conservative.
Emporia Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Waterloo, 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 Waterloo, KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 76 contributions totaling $16,213 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $213 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 51 contributions totaling $14,561 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $286 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)