The Ottawa, KS Metro Area is a vibrant and diverse area with politics playing an important role in the lives of its citizens. The government of this region is composed of local elected representatives who are responsible for creating laws and regulations that will be beneficial for the people living in this area. There are many different political parties represented within the boundaries of the Metro Area, each with their own unique sets of ideals and values. These parties often come together to debate important issues and put forth policies that can benefit all members of the community. Local politicians are actively engaged with their constituents, regularly attending events such as town halls or constituent meetings so that they can hear from those whom they represent. This level of engagement helps to ensure that the people’s voice is being heard loud and clear when it comes to making decisions about how best to serve Ottawa, KS Metro Area residents.
The political climate in Ottawa Metro Area is very conservative.
In Ottawa Metro Area 29.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Ottawa metro area remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.0% to 29.6%.
The Ottawa metro area voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Ottawa 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.
Ottawa, 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 Ottawa Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,120 contributions totaling $29,049 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $26 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 220 contributions totaling $102,405 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $465 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)