The small town of 66741 Garland, KS is a rural community with a population of about 600 people. Local politics in this area are usually focused on the small local issues that affect the lives of those living in the community. The Mayor and City Council are responsible for handling the day-to-day operations of the town. Residents participate actively in local politics and can voice their opinions at City Hall meetings as well as by voting for their choice of candidates during local elections. The most recent election saw two new members join the City Council, both of whom had strong ties to the community and have been actively working to improve life in Garland. Issues such as public safety, economic growth, environmental protection, and infrastructure development are all important topics for discussion among those living in town. Residents can also choose to get involved with organizations that focus on specific issues relevant to them or seek out opportunities to volunteer with local nonprofits or charities. All these activities contribute greatly to make 66741 Garland, KS a better place to live in for all its citizens.
The political climate in Zip 66741 (Garland, KS) is very conservative.
Bourbon County, KS is very conservative. In Bourbon County, KS 23.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 75.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Bourbon county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 75.2% to 23.1%.
Bourbon county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 66741 (Garland, KS) is very conservative.
Garland, Kansas is very conservative.
Bourbon 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.
Garland, 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 66741 (Garland)
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 1 contributions totaling $250 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $250 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)