Atchison County, located in the northeast corner of Kansas, is a rural county with a population of around 16,000 people. Politically, the people of Atchison County have generally voted Republican over the years, although recent elections have become increasingly competitive. Local political candidates running for office are typically conservatives who are committed to upholding traditional values and advocating fiscal responsibility. Most of the local politicians have strong ties to the community and take an active role in ensuring that the citizens receive high-quality services from their local government. They strive to ensure that businesses and industries are provided with incentives to create jobs in Atchison County as well as promoting a strong public school system. Additionally, they aim to protect agricultural interests and promote responsible land use policies that will improve quality of life for all residents.
The political climate in Atchison County, KS is very conservative.
In Atchison County, KS 31.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Atchison county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.9% to 31.7%.
Atchison county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Atchison County, KS is very conservative.
Atchison Metro Area is very 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.
Atchison, 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 Atchison County, KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 128 contributions totaling $19,206 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $150 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 100 contributions totaling $80,904 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $809 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)