The small city of Tonganoxie, KS is home to a population of about 5,800 people and provides many local services to its citizens. Although Tonganoxie is a relatively small city, it still has an active political system that is important to the well-being of its citizens. Local elections are held every four years for mayor and council members who manage the daily government operations. In addition, residents in Tonganoxie have the opportunity to vote in federal and state elections as well. All elected politicians serve their constituents with dedication and uphold the values of fairness and integrity when making decisions for the people they represent. Furthermore, local organizations exist within the community that provide education on important political issues that affect everyday life in Tonganoxie. Through these efforts, those living in this small town can stay informed about politics and help ensure that their voices are heard at all levels of government.
The political climate in Tonganoxie, KS is moderately conservative.
Leavenworth County, KS is moderately conservative. In Leavenworth County, KS 38.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 59.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Leavenworth county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 59.2% to 38.1%.
Leavenworth county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Tonganoxie, KS is moderately conservative.
Leavenworth County, Kansas is moderately conservative.
Kansas City Metro Area is leaning liberal.
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.
Tonganoxie, 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 Tonganoxie, KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 262 contributions totaling $7,188 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $27 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 244 contributions totaling $35,706 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $146 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)