Perry, KS is a small city in Jefferson County with a population of around 860 people. It is a welcoming and friendly place that enjoys community involvement in its politics. Local elections are held every two years and the residents have the opportunity to choose representatives who will work to ensure their voices are heard at the county level. The current mayor of Perry is Joey Chastain. He was elected in 2019 and works alongside other city council members to make decisions on behalf of their constituents. The city also holds an annual town meeting, where citizens can express their opinions about local issues and laws. Through this event, Perry locals have the chance to contribute to the process of shaping their hometown and ensuring it remains a safe and prosperous place for all its citizens.
The political climate in Zip 66073 (Perry, KS) is very 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 66073 (Perry, KS) is very conservative.
Perry, Kansas is very 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.
Perry, 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 66073 (Perry)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 34 contributions totaling $2,885 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $85 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 7 contributions totaling $1,350 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $193 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)