The Pittsburg, KS Metro Area is home to a vibrant political landscape. It is part of the 4th congressional district and its state senator is Jeff Longbine, who was elected in 2014. At the local level, Pittsburg residents elect city commissioners to make decisions on their behalf. These five members are responsible for setting the city budget and making policies that affect the entire community. In addition to these representatives, there are a variety of other organizations that work to advocate for issues facing Pittsburg such as education and economic development. The community also has access to various resources such as political action committees and public meetings where citizens can voice their opinions on local politics. Through these outlets, residents are able to make a difference in their city’s future by participating in the political process.
The political climate in Pittsburg Metro Area is moderately conservative.
In Pittsburg Metro Area 37.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 60.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Pittsburg metro area remained overwhelmingly Republican, 60.1% to 37.0%.
The Pittsburg metro area voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Pittsburg Metro Area is moderately 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.
Pittsburg, Kansas: r r d 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 Pittsburg Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,404 contributions totaling $132,305 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $94 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 442 contributions totaling $563,735 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,275 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)