The small town of Centralia, KS (zip code 66415) is largely a rural and agricultural community. It is part of Nemaha County and has a population of just over 500 people. The politics in the area are typical for a small town, with local issues often driving the political conversations. There is no one particular party that dominates the landscape as most residents identify as independent voters. Local elections tend to be dominated by local politicians who are well-connected with the community, focusing on issues such as education, economic development, infrastructure and public safety. All major decisions are made at the county level and representatives from each municipality come together to discuss and debate issues important to their constituents. With its small population and rural nature, Centralia serves as an example of how strong civic engagement can benefit a small community.
The political climate in Zip 66415 (Centralia, KS) is very conservative.
Nemaha County, KS is very conservative. In Nemaha County, KS 16.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 82.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Nemaha county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 82.1% to 16.3%.
Nemaha county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 66415 (Centralia, KS) is very conservative.
Centralia, Kansas is very conservative.
Nemaha County, Kansas is very conservative.
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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.
Centralia, 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 66415 (Centralia)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 14 contributions totaling $2,950 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $211 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 11 contributions totaling $1,951 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $177 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)