The small town of Welda, KS is located in Anderson County and has a population of around 400 people. Despite its size, the politics of Welda are still quite active. The city is governed by a mayor and five council members, each elected at large every two years. Recent local political issues have focused on economic development, public safety, and preserving the town’s unique rural character. Local community engagement is key to understanding and addressing the political issues that affect Welda’s residents. Civic organizations such as the Welda Community Development Group are actively engaged in working with local officials to shape policies that will benefit the town’s future. With its small population and close-knit community, Welda offers an ideal setting for those interested in influencing local politics.
The political climate in Zip 66091 (Welda, KS) is very conservative.
Anderson County, KS is very conservative. In Anderson County, KS 20.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 77.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Anderson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 77.2% to 20.6%.
Anderson county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 66091 (Welda, KS) is very conservative.
Welda, Kansas is very conservative.
Anderson 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.
Welda, 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 66091 (Welda)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)