Weir, KS is a small community located in the southern part of Kansas. It is a quiet, rural town that has very limited political representation. The main form of politics in Weir is at the local level, where people are able to make decisions and have their voices heard on issues like taxes, education, public safety, and economic development. Local elections often feature candidates from both major political parties who are committed to serving the community’s needs. Despite its small size, Weir has an engaged population of citizens who are passionate about making sure their local politicians are held accountable and that their voices are heard in the political process.
The political climate in Weir, KS is very conservative.
Cherokee County, KS is very conservative. In Cherokee County, KS 24.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 73.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cherokee county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 73.9% to 24.0%.
Cherokee county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Weir, KS is very conservative.
Cherokee 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.
Weir, 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 Weir, KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 7 contributions totaling $310 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $44 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)