66845 Cottonwood Falls, KS is a small town in the Flint Hills of Kansas with a population of 881 residents according to the most recent census. It is located within Chase County and governed by a mayor-council system of government. The current mayor is Arlene Schroeder, who was first elected in 2016 and is currently serving her second term. The town council consists of five members, all elected by voters from the local district for four year terms. The town has an active local political scene, with many residents attending city council meetings and engaging in discussions about important issues such as infrastructure improvements, tax increases, and approaches to economic development. With annual elections leading to changes in leadership and focus, Cottonwood Falls remains a vibrant and engaged community that values its democratic processes.
The political climate in Zip 66845 (Cottonwood Falls, KS) is very conservative.
Chase County, KS is very conservative. In Chase County, KS 23.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 75.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Chase county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 75.3% to 23.1%.
Chase county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 66845 (Cottonwood Falls, KS) is very conservative.
Cottonwood Falls, Kansas is very conservative.
Chase 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.
Cottonwood Falls, 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 66845 (Cottonwood Falls)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 121 contributions totaling $4,118 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $34 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 18 contributions totaling $585 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $33 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)