The small town of Osage City, KS (66523) is a quiet community known for its close-knit neighborhood atmosphere. The politics in Osage City are mainly focused on local issues such as public works, safety, and education. Residents elect a mayor and four city council members to represent their interests and concerns during city meetings. There are no population figures available for the area, but one can assume that due to its size, Osage City has a relatively small number of registered voters. As is typical of smaller towns, there are usually not many political candidates running for office in Osage City—most elected positions tend to be filled by those already living and working in the community. In addition to these local officials, state and federal representatives from nearby districts often visit Osage City in order to discuss pertinent issues that affect the citizens living within the area.
The political climate in Zip 66523 (Osage City, KS) is very conservative.
Osage County, KS is very conservative. In Osage County, KS 26.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Osage county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.0% to 26.6%.
Osage county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 66523 (Osage City, KS) is very conservative.
Osage City, Kansas is very conservative.
Osage 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.
Osage City, 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 66523 (Osage City)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 21 contributions totaling $2,295 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $109 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 28 contributions totaling $5,335 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $191 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)