The small town of Benton, KS (67017) is located in the state of Kansas and has a population of approximately 700 people. The local politics in Benton, KS are relatively quiet with no major issues impacting the town at this time. The local elections generally feature only one candidate running for each office and many decisions are made between the mayor, city council, and other city officials without much public input or discussion. In recent years, however, voters have become more active and engaged with their local government as they seek to make sure that their voices are heard on important issues that affect the town. Despite this increased activity, there is still a strong sense of community among the residents and everyone works together to keep Benton moving forward.
The political climate in Zip 67017 (Benton, KS) is very conservative.
Butler County, KS is very conservative. In Butler County, KS 28.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Butler county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.6% to 28.2%.
Butler county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 67017 (Benton, KS) is very conservative.
Benton, Kansas is very conservative.
Butler County, Kansas is very conservative.
Wichita 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.
Benton, 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 67017 (Benton)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 9 contributions totaling $900 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $100 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 26 contributions totaling $19,157 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $737 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)