Cowley, KS County is a small rural area in the eastern part of Kansas. It is home to a growing population of approximately 6,000 people and is known for its friendly and welcoming atmosphere. The county is governed by a five-member board of Commissioners who are responsible for setting budgets, levying taxes, appointing boards and commissions, as well as other duties prescribed by state law. While the county does not have any current local political candidates, there are several organizations and groups that work to represent the interests of the residents and advocate for their rights. These include the Cowley County Citizens Alliance, which works to ensure positive economic development in the area; the Cowley County Farm Bureau, which advocates for agricultural interests; and local chapters of various state-wide organizations such as Kansas Equality Coalition and Citizen Action Network. All these organizations strive to ensure that every resident’s voice is heard on important issues impacting their lives, while also engaging in campaigns to promote community development initiatives.
The political climate in Cowley County, KS is very conservative.
In Cowley County, KS 30.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cowley county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.9% to 30.0%.
Cowley county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Cowley 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.
Cowley, 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 Cowley County, KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 500 contributions totaling $67,597 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $135 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 194 contributions totaling $22,941 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $118 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)