Wellsville, KS is a small town located in Kansas with a population of about 3,600. It is a largely Republican-leaning area and most local political candidates are members of the Republican Party. The politics of Wellsville focus on fiscal responsibility, community involvement, supporting local businesses, and keeping taxes low. The city also values education and provides various resources for students to succeed in school. The city council works hard to provide safe neighborhoods and maintain high quality services for residents. Overall, the politics in Wellsville demonstrate a dedication to preserving the small town atmosphere while continuing to strive for progress.
The political climate in Zip 66092 (Wellsville, KS) is very conservative.
Franklin County, KS is very conservative. In Franklin County, KS 29.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Franklin county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.0% to 29.6%.
Franklin county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 66092 (Wellsville, KS) is very conservative.
Wellsville, Kansas is very conservative.
Franklin County, Kansas is very conservative.
Ottawa 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.
Wellsville, 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 66092 (Wellsville)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 80 contributions totaling $5,437 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $68 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 46 contributions totaling $67,547 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,468 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)