Chanute, KS is a small city located in Neosho County, with a population of about 9,100 according to the 2020 Census. Although it may not be a major political hub, Chanute has its own local politics that are just as important as larger cities. The city is governed by five commissioners and a mayor who are elected by the people of Chanute. Each commissioner represents one of the five wards that make up the city. In addition to local elections, Chanute also participates in state and federal elections for governor, U.S. Senate and House of Representatives representatives. Local issues such as economic development initiatives, environmental protection measures and education funding are regularly debated and discussed among the citizens of Chanute. Regardless of their political affiliation or opinion on any given issue, everyone in Chanute knows that their voices matter when it comes to deciding how the city is run.
The political climate in Zip 66720 (Chanute, KS) is strongly conservative.
Neosho County, KS is very conservative. In Neosho County, KS 26.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 72.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Neosho county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 72.3% to 26.1%.
Neosho county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 66720 (Chanute, KS) is strongly conservative.
Chanute, Kansas is strongly conservative.
Neosho 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.
Chanute, 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 66720 (Chanute)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 74 contributions totaling $2,858 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $39 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 97 contributions totaling $29,757 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $307 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)