Ogden, KS is a small town located in the Midwestern United States. It is home to a close-knit community focused on bettering the lives of its citizens. Politically, Ogden is a conservative town that generally follows the Republican party line. The town has many dedicated political candidates who are passionate about representing their constituents and working to bring positive change to Ogden. Some notable local political figures include Tom Reese, who serves as mayor of Ogden and has done so since 2017, and John Murphy, who has been a city councilman for the past seven years. These officials work hard to ensure that Ogden remains a safe and prosperous place to live for all its citizens.
The political climate in Ogden, KS is leaning liberal.
Riley County, KS is leaning liberal. In Riley County, KS 50.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 46.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Riley county flipped Democratic, 50.7% to 46.1%.
Riley county flipped Democratic after voting Republican in the previous five Presidential elections.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Ogden, KS is leaning liberal.
Riley County, Kansas is leaning liberal.
Manhattan Metro Area is leaning 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.
Ogden, Kansas: R R r R r d
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 Ogden, KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,961 contributions totaling $232,488 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $79 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 806 contributions totaling $221,179 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $274 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)