The Parsons, KS Metro Area is a lively community with a strong sense of civic engagement. Residents engage in politics through local elections to ensure their voices are heard and that their preferred candidates are elected to various offices throughout the area. There is a range of local elected officials who are dedicated to ensuring that the needs of constituents are met and their governing decisions reflect community values. These officials work to make sure that the residents have access to resources, services, support, and representation that improves their quality of life. In addition, they also strive for positive change and progress within the region through transparent governance practices and collaboration with local organizations and businesses. Residents in Parsons, KS Metro Area express pride in their ability to have an impact on the political process by taking part in meaningful conversations during elections.
The political climate in Parsons Metro Area is very conservative.
In Parsons Metro Area 31.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Parsons metro area remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.0% to 31.0%.
The Parsons metro area voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Parsons Metro Area 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.
Parsons, 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 four elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Parsons Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 208 contributions totaling $9,841 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $47 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 149 contributions totaling $31,610 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $212 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)