The politics in 66865 Olpe, KS is largely influenced by the local population and the political candidates they elect. The elections that occur in this small town provide a platform to bring residents together and allow for their voices to be heard and concerns to be addressed. Local political candidates have often been invited to debates and public forums, allowing them to share their platforms with voters and answer questions. This gives citizens an important opportunity to become informed about the policies of potential leaders before they cast their vote. Although the overall population of Olpe is relatively small, it’s still important that residents take part in political events such as these so that elected officials can be held accountable for their decisions going forward.
The political climate in Zip 66865 (Olpe, KS) is moderately conservative.
Lyon County, KS is somewhat conservative. In Lyon County, KS 43.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 53.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lyon county remained strongly Republican, 53.7% to 43.1%.
Lyon county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 66865 (Olpe, KS) is moderately conservative.
Olpe, Kansas is moderately conservative.
Lyon County, Kansas is somewhat conservative.
Emporia Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Olpe, 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 66865 (Olpe)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 18 contributions totaling $782 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $43 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2 contributions totaling $350 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $175 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)