The city of Oswego, KS (67356) is a small community with a rich history in politics. The city is governed by a mayor and council members that serve on a five-member governing board. Recent initiatives include the formation of an Economic Development Commission to help revitalize the downtown area as well as developing parks and recreation opportunities for local citizens. The most recent election in 2020 saw two new candidates run for office, each campaigning on their respective platforms of economic prosperity and increased focus on public safety. Both candidates have already begun working to improve the quality of life in Oswego, KS and are actively engaging with the residents on issues affecting them most. With only approximately 2000 residents, the local government has demonstrated its commitment to providing excellent representation for its citizens and supporting its local businesses and organizations.
The political climate in Zip 67356 (Oswego, KS) is strongly conservative.
Labette County, KS is very conservative. In Labette County, KS 31.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Labette county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.0% to 31.0%.
Labette county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 67356 (Oswego, KS) is strongly conservative.
Oswego, Kansas is strongly conservative.
Labette County, Kansas is very conservative.
Parsons 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.
Oswego, 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 67356 (Oswego)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 20 contributions totaling $725 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $36 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 21 contributions totaling $555 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $26 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)