West Mineral, KS is a small town located in the southeastern part of the state. It has a close-knit community that actively participates in local politics. The town's government consists of an elected mayor and city council who serve four-year terms and meet regularly to address issues impacting the citizens, such as zoning regulations, public safety, and infrastructure development. The town also holds open forums where citizens can discuss any topics they find important or relevant to their lives. Citizens are encouraged to participate in these meetings and express their opinions on how they believe the town should move forward in terms of policymaking. In addition, West Mineral has several local organizations that focus on civic engagement and encouraging people to get involved in the political process. There is also a strong emphasis on voting during elections so that everyone's voice can be heard when it comes to selecting candidates for office.
The political climate in West Mineral, 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
West Mineral, 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.
West Mineral, 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 West Mineral, KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 21 contributions totaling $18,122 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $863 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)