The Atchison, KS Metro Area has an active political landscape, with many issues and debates affecting the local community. Local elections are held every two years for mayor, city commissioners and other positions throughout the area. Every election is a chance for voters to make their voices heard on matters that affect them directly. During election season, candidates often hold public events such as debates, town hall meetings, and campaign rallies. These events give citizens an opportunity to ask questions of the candidates and learn more about their policies in person. It is important for residents to stay informed on local politics so they can make the best possible decision when voting for their local representatives.
The political climate in Atchison Metro Area is very conservative.
In Atchison Metro Area 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, the Atchison metro area remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.9% to 31.7%.
The Atchison metro area voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
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 four elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Atchison Metro Area
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)