Tescott, KS (67484) is a rural town located in central Kansas. It is a small community with a population of just over 500 people. Despite its small size, Tescott takes politics seriously and has seen many political candidates come through the area over the years. The most recent election saw Rep. Ted Fisher, a popular local politician running for re-election on the Republican ticket, face off against a challenger from the Democratic Party who ran on an ambitious platform of progressive policies. The election was close but Rep. Fisher ultimately won with 51% of the vote and remains an influential voice in local government today. He has championed such issues as increased funding for public schools and infrastructure improvements that directly benefit Tescott citizens. While the current political climate in Tescott may be divided, citizens remain committed to making sure their voice is heard during elections and other important community events alike.
The political climate in Zip 67484 (Tescott, KS) is very conservative.
Ottawa County, KS is very conservative. In Ottawa County, KS 15.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 81.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Ottawa county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 81.8% to 15.9%.
Ottawa county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 67484 (Tescott, KS) is very conservative.
Tescott, Kansas is very conservative.
Ottawa County, Kansas is very conservative.
Salina 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.
Tescott, 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 67484 (Tescott)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1 contributions totaling $500 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $500 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 35 contributions totaling $3,438 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $98 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)