Decatur County, KS is a small rural community located in the northeast corner of Kansas. While Decatur is not home to any large cities, its politics are an important part of life for many residents. Decatur County has two precincts which determine the state and local elections. Residents can participate in these elections by attending meetings and voting on candidates or issues. The county also has a few local organizations and committees that focus on different political issues such as education, economic development, and social services. Additionally, the county's commissioners set forth policy and regulations that affect the community's well-being. It is important for all citizens of Decatur County to stay informed about their local politics so they can participate in decisions that affect them directly.
The political climate in Decatur County, KS is very conservative.
In Decatur County, KS 14.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 84.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Decatur county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 84.1% to 14.6%.
Decatur county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Decatur County, KS is very conservative.
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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.
Decatur, 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 Decatur County, KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1 contributions totaling $200 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $200 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 24 contributions totaling $15,479 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $645 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)