Parsons, Kansas is a small city located in the southeastern part of the state. With its population of just over 10,000 people, it is a tight-knit community that takes pride in its local government and politics. Despite its size, Parsons has an active political scene with several candidates running for office each election cycle. From city council members to county commissioners, citizens have a variety of options when it comes to electing their leaders. Those looking to get involved in the local politics can attend town hall meetings, join voter registration drives or even become candidates themselves. In short, the city of Parsons offers plenty of opportunities for those who wish to stay informed about and involved in municipal issues.
The political climate in Parsons, KS is moderately conservative.
Labette County, KS is very conservative. In Labette County, KS 31.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Labette county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.0% to 31.0%.
Labette county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Parsons, KS is moderately conservative.
Labette County, Kansas is very conservative.
Parsons Metro Area 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.
Parsons, 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 Parsons, KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 196 contributions totaling $11,211 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $57 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 97 contributions totaling $29,918 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $308 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)