Elkhart, KS is a small town with a population of 67950. In Elkhart, local politics are important and serve to create change in the community. The mayor and city council members have the responsibility of helping to shape the quality of life for citizens, making sure that their voices are heard when it comes to local issues. There are several candidates running for various positions in Elkhart’s municipal government. All of these candidates have different visions for how best to serve the town, and residents will be able to choose which one they most agree with when it comes time for voting. As election season approaches, it is important that all Elkhart residents become educated on their local political candidates so that they can make an informed decision when casting their vote.
The political climate in Zip 67950 (Elkhart, KS) is very conservative.
Morton County, KS is very conservative. In Morton County, KS 12.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 86.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Morton county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 86.3% to 12.5%.
Morton county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 67950 (Elkhart, KS) is very conservative.
Elkhart, Kansas is very conservative.
Morton 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.
Elkhart, 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 67950 (Elkhart)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 12 contributions totaling $1,990 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $166 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 28 contributions totaling $8,670 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $310 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)