Marion County, KS is a small rural area with a population of around 5,300 people. It is located in the Flint Hills region of Kansas and is home to many farms and ranches throughout the county. While Marion County does not have any specific local political candidates running for office at this time, it has been historically represented by several different officials who are affiliated with state and national parties. The county's elected officials have worked hard to ensure that residents receive adequate services and support from their government representatives while also providing economic opportunities for businesses and individuals alike. Locals can be sure that their voices are heard on issues affecting their communities by attending meetings held by the county's governing body or contacting their representatives directly. The citizens of Marion County deserve representation that will look out for their best interests and strive to make positive changes in the community.
The political climate in Marion County, KS is very conservative.
In Marion County, KS 24.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 73.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Marion county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 73.1% to 24.8%.
Marion county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Marion 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.
Marion, 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 Marion County, KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 70 contributions totaling $3,732 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $53 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 126 contributions totaling $30,319 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $241 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)