Rush, Kansas County is part of the larger state political system but also has its own unique local politics. Although we don't include population, Rush is a small rural community with many citizens who are passionate and engaged in the local political process. In recent years, several prominent candidates have campaigned for office here, most notably John Anderson who was elected as Mayor last year. With his leadership, the town has seen an influx of economic development that has been beneficial to both residents and business alike. The county's current representative in the legislature is Sarah Smith, who is focused on improving public services and creating more jobs for constituents. Rush celebrates their democratic ideals every election season and strives to make sure everyone's voice is heard in government decisions.
The political climate in Rush County, KS is very conservative.
In Rush County, KS 17.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 80.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Rush county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 80.5% to 17.6%.
Rush county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Rush 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.
Rush, 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 Rush County, KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 54 contributions totaling $3,272 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $61 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 17 contributions totaling $5,975 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $351 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)