Wilson, KS is a small rural town located in the Southeast corner of Kansas. The area has a rich history and strong sense of community that has been passed down throughout the generations. As with many communities, local politics play an important role in determining how resources are allocated and what projects are prioritized. The mayor and city council are responsible for making sure the town's needs are met while ensuring taxes remain low and services efficient. In Wilson, KS there are currently three members on the city council who work together to make decisions on behalf of their constituents. They listen to input from residents during public meetings and consider feedback when making decisions. The mayor is also elected by popular vote which allows residents to have a say in who leads the town each year. Overall, Wilson, KS has an active political landscape that allows citizens to be involved in decision making processes affecting their community.
The political climate in Wilson, KS is strongly conservative.
Ellsworth County, KS is very conservative. In Ellsworth County, KS 22.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 75.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Ellsworth county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 75.3% to 22.7%.
Ellsworth county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Wilson, KS is strongly conservative.
Ellsworth 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.
Wilson, 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 Wilson, KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 13 contributions totaling $511 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $39 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 11 contributions totaling $970 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $88 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)