Independence, KS is a small city located in Montgomery County, with a population of 9,841 according to the U.S. Census Bureau in 2018. It is governed on the local level by a mayor-council government system. The current mayor is Maureen Mills and the City Council consists of eight members who are elected to two-year terms in non-partisan elections. The City Council is responsible for setting policy that will guide the city and its residents towards achieving their desired community goals. They also have final authority over legislation and appointment of various boards and commissions, such as the Board of Zoning Appeals and Planning Commission. The City also holds regular town hall meetings for citizens to voice their opinions on current issues facing the community. There are many local community organizations that focus on improving quality of life in Independence, such as the Independence Chamber of Commerce and Main Street Program which work together to make Independence a vibrant place to live and work.
The political climate in Zip 67301 (Independence, KS) is strongly conservative.
Montgomery County, KS is very conservative. In Montgomery County, KS 24.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 74.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Montgomery county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 74.0% to 24.0%.
Montgomery county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 67301 (Independence, KS) is strongly conservative.
Independence, Kansas is strongly conservative.
Montgomery County, Kansas is very conservative.
Coffeyville 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.
Independence, 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 67301 (Independence)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 229 contributions totaling $15,743 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $69 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 100 contributions totaling $20,238 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $202 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)