Osborne County, KS is an area with a long history of political activism and engagement. The county is made up of several small cities and towns, each of which has its own mayor and council members. Each municipality sets its own regulations for local elections, fundraising efforts, and governing policies. Every two years the residents of Osborne County are asked to come out to vote in the November general election for state-level offices such as Governor, House Representatives, Senators, and Judges. These state-level races draw much attention from local politicians who strive to have their voices heard during the election season. Through public forums hosted by local government officials and organizations like the League of Women Voters, citizens can stay informed on current issues that will affect them in the upcoming election and beyond.
The political climate in Osborne County, KS is very conservative.
In Osborne County, KS 14.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 83.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Osborne county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 83.8% to 14.4%.
Osborne county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Osborne 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.
Osborne, 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 Osborne County, KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 25 contributions totaling $4,738 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $190 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)