Oskaloosa, KS is a small town located in Jefferson County with a population of 660. The political landscape of Oskaloosa is largely driven by the Republican Party, and many members of the community are active in local politics. Elections for local offices typically see high turnouts as citizens take an active role in representing their interests. All local politicians are either directly elected or appointed by the City Council and have to pass certain requirements before they can take office. Local campaigns often focus on issues that are important to the community, such as economic development, education, public safety, and infrastructure. Oskaloosa is also home to several volunteer and non-profit organizations that strive to make it a better place to live. These organizations work closely with elected officials and city administrators to ensure that the best decisions are being made for the people living in Oskaloosa.
The political climate in Zip 66066 (Oskaloosa, KS) is strongly conservative.
Jefferson County, KS is very conservative. In Jefferson County, KS 32.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 64.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Jefferson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 64.8% to 32.7%.
Jefferson county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 66066 (Oskaloosa, KS) is strongly conservative.
Oskaloosa, Kansas is strongly conservative.
Jefferson 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.
Oskaloosa, 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 66066 (Oskaloosa)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 22 contributions totaling $1,089 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $50 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 7 contributions totaling $575 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $82 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)