Morton County, Kansas is located in the center of the state, and has a long history of political activism within its borders. The local government is led by a board of county commissioners who are elected by the citizens of Morton County every four years. In recent years, their focus has been on improving infrastructure, investing in economic development, and promoting public safety initiatives. The county has also made an effort to become more involved in regional and national politics, participating in events such as the National Association of Counties’ annual conference to advocate for issues important to Morton County residents. Additionally, Morton County is home to many civic-minded organizations such as the Democratic Women’s Club of Kansas, which encourages participation in local elections and provides voter education resources for its members. With this strong political culture and dedication to engaging with national politics, Morton County continues to be an influential part of Kansas’ political landscape.
The political climate in Morton County, KS is very conservative.
In Morton County, KS 12.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 86.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Morton county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 86.3% to 12.5%.
Morton county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Morton 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.
Morton, 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 Morton County, KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 16 contributions totaling $2,090 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $131 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 35 contributions totaling $10,305 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $294 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)