Linn, KS County is a small rural county located in the mid-west United States. It is populated by a diverse community and is proud of its rich local heritage. The county has a strong foundation of local government with an elected board that serves the community's needs. People in Linn, KS County have a vested interest in who they elect to represent them at the local level. The board members are responsible for making decisions that benefit their constituents and shape the future of Linn, KS County. Local candidates for office are carefully selected through competitive elections to ensure that only those most qualified to serve are elected. Through this process, residents can be assured their voices will be heard on important issues facing their county.
The political climate in Linn County, KS is very conservative.
In Linn County, KS 17.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 80.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Linn county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 80.2% to 17.8%.
Linn county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Linn County, KS is very 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.
Linn, 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 Linn County, KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 120 contributions totaling $2,582 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $22 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 156 contributions totaling $90,915 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $583 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)