66543 Vassar, KS is a small town that takes pride in its local politics. The town has a mayor and five city council members who serve the community by making decisions that benefit it as a whole. Every two years, they are elected by the residents of Vassar who are registered to vote in local elections. The City Council meets regularly to review and discuss proposals for new projects or initiatives that will positively impact the entire community. Residents take an active interest in their local politics with several candidates running every election cycle. They express their opinions on matters such as public safety, urban development, and environmental protection through campaigns and debates. In this way, Vassar's citizens work together to ensure that their town remains prosperous and safe for everyone who lives there.
The political climate in Zip 66543 (Vassar, KS) is very conservative.
Osage County, KS is very conservative. In Osage County, KS 26.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Osage county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.0% to 26.6%.
Osage county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 66543 (Vassar, KS) is very conservative.
Vassar, Kansas is very conservative.
Osage 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.
Vassar, 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 66543 (Vassar)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4 contributions totaling $375 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $94 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 4 contributions totaling $172 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $43 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)