Ness County, Kansas is a rural area with a relatively small population. It is home to various towns and communities, each with its own character and local politics. Local government is important in Ness County as it ensures that the needs of its citizens are met, from providing basic services like infrastructure and support for schools to upholding the local laws and customs. Within the county, each town has its own mayor or town council who are responsible for making decisions about their community. There are also representatives at the state level who provide representation for Ness County on a larger scale. In addition to these officials, Ness County residents have access to several political organizations, clubs, and meetings which allow them to take part in the political process and engage in discussions related to issues that affect their county.
The political climate in Ness County, KS is very conservative.
In Ness County, KS 9.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 88.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Ness county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 88.5% to 9.8%.
Ness county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Ness 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.
Ness, 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 Ness County, KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 7 contributions totaling $350 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $50 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 110 contributions totaling $12,634 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $115 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)