The small town of Peabody, KS, located in Marion county is known for its strong sense of community and rustic charm. Despite its small size, Peabody has a vibrant political atmosphere with many local initiatives underway. At the local level, politicians work to create an environment that reflects the values of the town's residents. Issues such as economic development, public safety, and environmental sustainability are regularly addressed by city council members. Political engagement among citizens is high in Peabody due to the important issues that face them on a daily basis. The mayor and other elected officials strive to maintain an atmosphere where all voices are heard and respected regardless of party affiliation or political opinion. It is this commitment to their constituents that has kept Peabody a tight-knit community for over 150 years.
The political climate in Zip 66866 (Peabody, KS) is very conservative.
Marion County, KS is very conservative. In Marion County, KS 24.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 73.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Marion county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 73.1% to 24.8%.
Marion county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 66866 (Peabody, KS) is very conservative.
Peabody, Kansas is very conservative.
Marion 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.
Peabody, 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 66866 (Peabody)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 10 contributions totaling $500 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $50 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1 contributions totaling $250 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $250 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)