West Branch, KS is a small town located in the southeast corner of the state. Despite its small size, it is an important part of the local political landscape. The city is represented at the county and state levels by a variety of elected officials. These include representatives for the county commission, state house and senate members, as well as the mayor and city council members. All of these individuals are committed to making sure West Branch citizens are heard in any legislation affecting their community. They strive to make decisions that will benefit everyone's quality of life in West Branch. Recent issues addressed include improving local public transportation options, increasing access to recreational activities, and finding ways to create jobs for residents. Through collaboration between local leaders and those at higher levels of government, West Branch can continue to be a thriving community with a strong sense of identity and purpose.
The political climate in West Branch, KS is strongly conservative.
Marion County, KS is very conservative. In Marion County, KS 24.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 73.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Marion county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 73.1% to 24.8%.
Marion county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
West Branch, KS is strongly conservative.
Marion 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 Branch, 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 Branch, KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,205 contributions totaling $90,763 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $75 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 487 contributions totaling $102,241 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $210 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)