Wilsey, KS is a small town in the state of Kansas with a population of just over 500 people. While it may not be the largest city in the state, the politics of Wilsey are still important to its citizens. The town has two representatives on the Ellis County Commission that serve as watchdogs for local government and ensure that all matters of importance, from taxation to infrastructure, are taken care of properly. The county commission also appoints members to serve on various municipal boards such as water and sewer, street maintenance, and public safety. Local elections are held on an annual basis and involve all Wilsey residents who are registered to vote. Candidates representing both major political parties run for various offices at all levels across the county. Issues like development and education dominate local politics in Wilsey and candidates have strong positions on both sides of those issues.
The political climate in Zip 66873 (Wilsey, KS) is very conservative.
Morris County, KS is very conservative. In Morris County, KS 25.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 73.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Morris county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 73.3% to 25.1%.
Morris county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 66873 (Wilsey, KS) is very conservative.
Wilsey, Kansas is very conservative.
Morris 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.
Wilsey, 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 66873 (Wilsey)
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 20 contributions totaling $535 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $27 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)