WaKeeney, KS is a part of Trego County and its politics are no different than any other small Kansas town. The citizens of WaKeeney take pride in their local government that is made up of a Mayor, City Council members, and other elected officials. The citizens have the opportunity to vote on many civic issues throughout the year and also elect the mayor and council members every two years. While there are no specific local political candidates to name, the local leaders in WaKeeney work hard to make sure that the community’s needs are met and its citizens are happy. These politicians strive to create an atmosphere that is beneficial for everyone who lives in WaKeeney by focusing on economic development and quality of life initiatives.
The political climate in Zip 67672 (WaKeeney, KS) is very conservative.
Trego County, KS is very conservative. In Trego County, KS 14.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 83.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Trego county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 83.6% to 14.8%.
Trego county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 67672 (WaKeeney, KS) is very conservative.
WaKeeney, Kansas is very conservative.
Trego 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.
WaKeeney, 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 67672 (WaKeeney)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 17 contributions totaling $4,058 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $239 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 22 contributions totaling $3,345 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $152 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)