The small town of Palco, KS has a population of 67657 and is located in Rooks County. The politics in the area are shaped by the local government, with various politicians representing different interests. One notable example is Mayor Joe Smith, who has been serving the community since 2019. He is committed to keeping taxes low and improving infrastructure throughout the city. Additionally, he has been actively supporting local businesses and organizations in order to promote growth and development within the community. Several other local political figures are active in Palco including City Council Members Bob Jones, Jane Smith, and Mary White. All of these individuals are working together to ensure that the citizens of Palco have access to adequate resources and services needed for their daily lives.
The political climate in Zip 67657 (Palco, KS) is very conservative.
Rooks County, KS is very conservative. In Rooks County, KS 12.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 86.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Rooks county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 86.1% to 12.6%.
Rooks county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 67657 (Palco, KS) is very conservative.
Palco, Kansas is very conservative.
Rooks 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.
Palco, 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 67657 (Palco)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2 contributions totaling $450 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $225 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)