Wabaunsee County is located in Kansas and is a part of the statewide political system. The county has a three-member Board of Commissioners that are responsible for overseeing county operations. The county also has numerous small towns and cities, many with their own local government systems. Each town and city have their own mayor, council, or other elected representatives who make decisions on behalf of their constituents. Every two years, the people of Wabaunsee County vote for local candidates to represent them at the state level in the Kansas House of Representatives and Senate. Candidates from both major political parties run for office during these elections, giving residents an opportunity to have their voice heard in politics. Additionally, Wabaunsee County residents are able to participate in national elections by voting in Presidential primaries and general elections every four years. This ensures that Wabaunsee County remains an important part of the American political landscape.
The political climate in Wabaunsee County, KS is very conservative.
In Wabaunsee County, KS 24.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 72.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Wabaunsee county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 72.9% to 24.7%.
Wabaunsee county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Wabaunsee County, KS is very conservative.
Topeka Metro Area is leaning conservative.
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.
Wabaunsee, 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 Wabaunsee County, KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 40 contributions totaling $3,910 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $98 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 71 contributions totaling $28,057 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $395 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)