The small town of Gove, KS 67736 is known for its picturesque rolling prairies and rural charm. It has a long history that dates back to the late 1800s when the first settlers arrived in the area. Despite its small population of just over 600 people, Gove has an active political presence with participation from both state and local levels. At the local level, citizens of Gove have two options for their representation in politics. The first option is to vote in the city council elections held every two years, where residents elect four members to serve on the council. These representatives make decisions about things like budgeting and infrastructure within Gove. The second option is to participate in county-level elections where citizens can cast their ballot for a variety of county officials such as commissioners, sheriffs, judges, and district attorneys who oversee county-wide policy issues like public safety and economic development. While it may be a small community with limited resources, citizens of Gove take great pride in their community and actively engage in politics at both levels.
The political climate in Zip 67736 (Gove, KS) is very conservative.
Gove County, KS is very conservative. In Gove County, KS 11.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 87.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Gove county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 87.8% to 11.3%.
Gove county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 67736 (Gove, KS) is very conservative.
Gove, Kansas is very conservative.
Gove 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.
Gove, 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 67736 (Gove)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4 contributions totaling $60 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $15 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 30 contributions totaling $3,707 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $124 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)