McPherson, KS is a small city located in Central Kansas with a population of 13,114. It has a strong sense of patriotism and is known for its historic landmark buildings and vibrant downtown. The politics in McPherson are largely centered on local issues such as education, infrastructure, business development and economic growth. Residents have the opportunity to participate in their local government by voting for representatives who serve on the City Commission, County Board of Commissioners and State Legislature. Additionally, citizens can express their opinions on current issues by attending public meetings or voicing their concerns through their representatives. At the state-level, McPherson residents typically vote along party lines but are willing to look at each candidate’s platform before making their decision.
The political climate in Zip 67460 (McPherson, KS) is strongly conservative.
McPherson County, KS is very conservative. In McPherson County, KS 28.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, McPherson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.0% to 28.6%.
McPherson county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 67460 (McPherson, KS) is strongly conservative.
McPherson, Kansas is strongly conservative.
McPherson County, Kansas is very conservative.
McPherson 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.
McPherson, 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 67460 (McPherson)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 202 contributions totaling $13,089 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $65 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 250 contributions totaling $49,205 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $197 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)