The city of 67864 Meade, KS is a small town with a population of around 1500 people. The politics in this area are largely focused on local issues and the needs of the community. The local government is considered to be fairly conservative, but there is still some diversity in opinion between different parties and candidates. Local elections often feature several candidates running for various offices, though it can be difficult for new faces to get elected due to the entrenched political culture in this area. Nonetheless, these elections are always important as they impact the decisions that will affect the residents of Meade. In addition to local politicians, many state and national representatives from the surrounding area also visit Meade to talk with constituents and hear their concerns.
The political climate in Zip 67864 (Meade, KS) is very conservative.
Meade County, KS is very conservative. In Meade County, KS 14.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 83.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Meade county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 83.5% to 14.4%.
Meade county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 67864 (Meade, KS) is very conservative.
Meade, Kansas is very conservative.
Meade 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.
Meade, 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 67864 (Meade)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 8 contributions totaling $6,870 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $859 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 58 contributions totaling $5,073 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $87 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)