Horton, KS is a small town located in northeast Kansas with a population of just over 2,000 people. Despite its size, the town is rich in political history and activity. Local elections often bring about considerable participation from the community as citizens come out to support their neighbors for positions on the City Council and Mayor鈥檚 office. Compassionate candidates always strive to make Horton a better place to live by bringing about positive changes such as improved infrastructure and economic growth. The city has also taken strides towards creating an inclusive environment where all members of the community can feel welcome and respected regardless of race, religion or sexual orientation. In Horton, local politics will continue to remain an important part of the community as residents come together to ensure that their voices are heard on important issues that affect their lives.
The political climate in Horton, KS is strongly conservative.
Brown County, KS is very conservative. In Brown County, KS 24.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 73.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Brown county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 73.0% to 24.7%.
Brown county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Horton, KS is strongly conservative.
Brown County, Kansas 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.
Horton, 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 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 Horton, KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 27 contributions totaling $438 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $16 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 10 contributions totaling $5,606 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $561 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)