The small town of Holton, Kansas, located in Jackson County, is a quaint and welcoming community. With its population hovering around 3,100 people, the majority of those living in Holton are proud to call it home. Politically speaking, Holton residents are primarily conservative with some moderate democrats in the mix. In local elections, voters typically opt for Republican candidates due to their commitment to decreasing government spending and preserving traditional values. The current mayor is a Republican who was recently reelected for a third term with overwhelming support from citizens. As can be expected from such a small town, politics is not at the center of discussion or debate but rather an aspect of life that is accepted without much fuss or fanfare.
The political climate in Zip 66436 (Holton, KS) is very conservative.
Jackson County, KS is very conservative. In Jackson County, KS 28.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Jackson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.6% to 28.6%.
Jackson county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 66436 (Holton, KS) is very conservative.
Holton, Kansas is very conservative.
Jackson County, Kansas is very conservative.
Topeka Metro Area is leaning 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.
Holton, 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 66436 (Holton)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 28 contributions totaling $1,125 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $40 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 113 contributions totaling $6,569 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $58 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)