Auburn, KS is a small town located in Shawnee County. Although the population of Auburn is relatively small, it has an active and engaged political atmosphere. The city elects representatives to serve on the City Council who work hard to ensure that the voice of all citizens are heard. Furthermore, local initiatives have been put in place to ensure transparency and accountability for elected officials. Through these initiatives, decisions are made that will benefit the local community and strive towards progress. Residents of Auburn take pride in their ability to participate in democracy by attending public meetings and staying informed about current issues facing their city.
The political climate in Auburn, KS is somewhat conservative.
Shawnee County, KS is leaning liberal. In Shawnee County, KS 49.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 47.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Shawnee county flipped Democratic, 49.9% to 47.0%.
Shawnee county flipped Democratic after voting Republican in the previous five Presidential elections.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Auburn, KS is somewhat conservative.
Shawnee County, Kansas is leaning liberal.
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.
Auburn, Kansas: r r r r r d
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 if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. 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 Auburn, KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 56 contributions totaling $7,302 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $130 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 15 contributions totaling $5,350 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $357 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)