Pawnee, KS County is a small rural community located in the central east region of Kansas. It has a strong sense of community and pride in its local politics. The elected government is comprised of a mayor and city council, who work together to create policies and laws that benefit the citizens of Pawnee. There are also active school boards and county commissions that keep the county running smoothly. Local residents from all walks of life come together to participate in elections and make sure their voices are heard. Every election cycle, passionate candidates run for office with the goal of making Pawnee a better place to live. The people of Pawnee take great pride in their local politics, as it is vital to maintaining the health and well being of the community.
The political climate in Pawnee County, KS is very conservative.
In Pawnee County, KS 23.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 74.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Pawnee county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 74.7% to 23.5%.
Pawnee county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Pawnee 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.
Pawnee, 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 Pawnee County, KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 41 contributions totaling $3,970 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $97 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 23 contributions totaling $6,596 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $287 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)