St. Marys, Kansas is a small community located in the state of Kansas. It has a population of around 66536, and is governed by a mayor and five city councilors. The local politics in St. Marys are driven by the citizens' desire for better infrastructure, including street repair and updates to public buildings. The city council is working on many initiatives to improve the quality of life for residents, including attracting new businesses and providing quality recreational opportunities for families. The mayor and other elected officials are committed to creating a vibrant community that will continue to grow and thrive in the years ahead.
The political climate in Zip 66536 (St. Marys, KS) is very conservative.
Pottawatomie County, KS is very conservative. In Pottawatomie County, KS 25.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 72.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Pottawatomie county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 72.2% to 25.3%.
Pottawatomie county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 66536 (St. Marys, KS) is very conservative.
St. Marys, Kansas is very conservative.
Pottawatomie County, Kansas is very conservative.
Manhattan Metro Area is leaning 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.
St. Marys, 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 66536 (St. Marys)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 30 contributions totaling $5,000 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $167 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 51 contributions totaling $44,655 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $876 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)