The town of Zenda, KS is a small rural community located in the Midwest with a population of 5,000 people. Politics in Zenda are largely based on local issues that affect the area such as education, farming, and public safety. Local elections are a popular way for residents to express their opinion on candidates who can best represent them, and debates often create lively conversations around town. City council meetings are held periodically to discuss important decisions and initiatives that could influence the future of the town. With its vibrant culture and atmosphere, politics in Zenda creates a sense of unity and pride within the community.
The political climate in Zenda, KS is very conservative.
Kingman County, KS is very conservative. In Kingman County, KS 19.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 79.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Kingman county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 79.3% to 19.0%.
Kingman county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zenda, KS is very conservative.
Kingman County, Kansas is very conservative.
Wichita Metro Area is moderately 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.
Zenda, 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 Zenda, KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 11 contributions totaling $207 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $19 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 110 contributions totaling $13,197 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $120 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)