Effingham, KS is a quiet yet uplifting city located in the state of Kansas. It is home to approximately 66023 people who are united in their commitment to making a positive difference in the community. The local politics in Effingham, KS are heavily focused on providing its citizens with a safe and prosperous environment. Recently, the city council passed a number of initiatives aimed at protecting public health and safety, as well as investing in infrastructure opportunities for local businesses. Additionally, Effingham has several political organizations such as the Democratic and Republican Parties that provide citizens with a platform for advocating various policies. Moreover, there are numerous local politicians who are running for office and working hard to make sure that everyone’s voices are heard. With all this focus on delivering results to its citizens, it's easy to see why the politics of Effingham have such an important role in shaping the future of this small yet vibrant town.
The political climate in Zip 66023 (Effingham, KS) is very conservative.
Atchison County, KS is very conservative. In Atchison County, KS 31.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Atchison county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.9% to 31.7%.
Atchison county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 66023 (Effingham, KS) is very conservative.
Effingham, Kansas is very conservative.
Atchison County, Kansas is very conservative.
Atchison Metro Area is very 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.
Effingham, 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 66023 (Effingham)
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)