Ottawa, KS County is located in northeastern Kansas and is part of the Green Hills region. It has a thriving economy that draws people from all around the state for employment opportunities. The county seat is Ottawa itself, and it serves as the hub for commerce and government. Being a rural area, politics in Ottawa, KS County are mainly conservative. The Republican Party currently holds the majority of elected offices within the county. There are several local candidates running for office, including those on both sides of the political spectrum. These candidates come from various backgrounds and represent different ideas and perspectives on how to best serve their constituents. Voters have an opportunity to make their voices heard by voting in local elections every two years.
The political climate in Ottawa County, KS is very conservative.
In Ottawa County, KS 15.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 81.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Ottawa county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 81.8% to 15.9%.
Ottawa county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Ottawa County, KS is very conservative.
Salina 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.
Ottawa, 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 Ottawa County, KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 73 contributions totaling $9,894 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $136 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 59 contributions totaling $10,168 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $172 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)