Anderson, KS County is a rural area that has been governed by conservative values for decades. There are several local political candidates each election cycle, running on platforms of fiscal responsibility and small government. The county also prides itself on respecting the natural environment and supporting sustainable agriculture practices. The local politicians work hard to support the community and ensure that their constituents’ voices are heard in local government decisions. Anderson, KS County is committed to providing its citizens with a safe, healthy and prosperous community.
The political climate in Anderson County, KS is very conservative.
In Anderson County, KS 20.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 77.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Anderson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 77.2% to 20.6%.
Anderson county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Anderson 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.
Anderson, 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 Anderson County, KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 13 contributions totaling $2,485 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $191 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 57 contributions totaling $19,936 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $350 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)