The small town of 67451 Hope, KS is governed by a political system that prides itself on upholding traditional values and working toward the greater good of the community. Elected officials include Mayor John Smith, who has been in office since 2015, as well as four city council members. The mayor and councillors are elected for two-year terms through a local election process that involves both registered voters and absentee ballots. Residents have the opportunity to voice their opinions at city council meetings and can review recent decisions such as the proposed school budget or zoning changes. Throughout its history, 67451 Hope has been committed to preserving its unique sense of identity while still being an active participant in statewide politics. All residents are encouraged to get involved in their local government and participate in civic life whenever possible.
The political climate in Zip 67451 (Hope, KS) is very conservative.
Dickinson County, KS is very conservative. In Dickinson County, KS 22.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 76.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Dickinson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 76.2% to 22.0%.
Dickinson county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 67451 (Hope, KS) is very conservative.
Hope, Kansas is very conservative.
Dickinson 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.
Hope, 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 67451 (Hope)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 13 contributions totaling $1,744 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $134 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 11 contributions totaling $1,530 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $139 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)