Bennington, KS, or 67422 is a small rural town located in south central Kansas. The town has a population of just over 1,000 people and is known for its close-knit community and friendly atmosphere. Politically, Bennington is mainly conservative and most of the residents vote for Republican candidates when it comes to local, state, and national elections. There are active local politicians who take part in civic conversations throughout the year and several organizations dedicated to improving the quality of life in Bennington through advocacy on behalf of its citizens. With a strong sense of community spirit and a history of voting Republican at all levels of government, Bennington provides an example for other small towns across the country in terms of civic responsibility.
The political climate in Zip 67422 (Bennington, KS) is very conservative.
Ottawa County, KS is very conservative. In Ottawa County, KS 15.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 81.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Ottawa county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 81.8% to 15.9%.
Ottawa county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 67422 (Bennington, KS) is very conservative.
Bennington, Kansas is very conservative.
Ottawa County, Kansas is very conservative.
Salina 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.
Bennington, 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 zip 67422 (Bennington)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 14 contributions totaling $5,382 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $384 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 4 contributions totaling $500 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $125 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)