The politics in 66552 Whiting, KS are vibrant and ever-changing. The town is mainly governed by the local mayor elected to a four-year term, who has the power to set policy on matters such as taxation, infrastructure, public works projects, and other important civic issues. Additionally, the town enjoys representation from state legislators of both major political parties. Voters in 66552 Whiting are also actively engaged in local elections and regularly turn out to cast their ballots for city council members and school board members. There is also an active advocacy community that works hard to keep citizens informed about current and upcoming legislation affecting the town. All in all, there is ample opportunity for residents of 66552 Whiting to get involved in politics and make their voices heard.
The political climate in Zip 66552 (Whiting, KS) is very conservative.
Jackson County, KS is very conservative. In Jackson County, KS 28.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Jackson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.6% to 28.6%.
Jackson county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 66552 (Whiting, KS) is very conservative.
Whiting, Kansas is very conservative.
Jackson 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.
Whiting, 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 66552 (Whiting)
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 1 contributions totaling $400 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $400 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)