The small community of Deerfield, KS (67838) is governed by a mayor-council form of government. The mayor is elected by the citizens of the town to serve a two-year term and presides over meetings of the city council. All members of the city council are also elected to serve two-year terms; they represent their respective districts in making decisions about local issues, such as taxation, public safety, and zoning. The city council works diligently to ensure transparency and accountability in all aspects of municipal government. In addition to the mayor and city council, there are other positions that help ensure that the needs of the community are met. These include a county clerk, treasurer, auditor, and police chief. Local elections for these positions take place on an irregular basis due to varying terms. The residents of Deerfield take pride in their community and take an active role in participating in local politics.
The political climate in Zip 67838 (Deerfield, KS) is strongly conservative.
Kearny County, KS is very conservative. In Kearny County, KS 18.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 80.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Kearny county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 80.0% to 18.4%.
Kearny county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 67838 (Deerfield, KS) is strongly conservative.
Deerfield, Kansas is strongly conservative.
Kearny County, Kansas is very conservative.
Garden City Metro Area is strongly 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.
Deerfield, 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 67838 (Deerfield)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)