Meade County is often won by Republican Candidates. The last time a democratic candidate has won this county was in 1936 by Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Mitchell County, Kansas
Mitchell County (standard abbreviation: MC) is a county in the U.S. state of Kansas. In 2010, 6,373 people lived there. The county seat is Beloit. Beloit is also the biggest city in Mitchell County.
In 1867, Mitchell County was created.
The U.S. Census Bureau says that the county has a total area of . Of that, is land and (2.4%) is water.
Before 1940, Mitchell County was a swing county. They voted for the national winner in every presidential election from 1900 to 1936. Since 1940, it has become very Republican. Only George H. W. Bush in 1992 failed win a majority in the county due to Ross Perot's strong showing in Kansas.
Russell County, Kansas
Russell County (standard abbreviation: RS) is a county in the U.S. state of Kansas. In 2010, 6,970 people lived there. The county seat is Russell. Russell is also the biggest city in Russell County.
In 1867, Russell County was established.
The U.S. Census Bureau says that the county has a total area of . Of that, is land and (1.5%) is water.
Rush County, Kansas
Rush County (standard abbreviation: RH) is a county in the U.S. state of Kansas. In 2010, 3,307 people lived there. The county seat is La Crosse. La Crosse is also the biggest city in Rush County.
In 1867, Rush County was created. Rush County was organized on December 5, 1874. La Crosse and Rush Center competed to become the county seat. This lasted 10 years until La Crosse finally became the county seat.
The first county fair was held in 1910 south of Rush Center.
In 2015, the "Alexander Wind Farm" was built south of Alexander. It cost about $85 million. It generates 48 megawatts of power.
The U.S. Census Bureau says that the county has a total area of . Of that, is land and (0.03%) is water.
Walnut Creek, a tributary of the Arkansas River, goes through the county. Other streams help provide it water.
Rush County is very Republican.
Ruanruan
Ruanruan (; also called Rouran) is an extinct language of Mongolia and northern China. It was spoken in the Rouran Khaganate from the 4th to the 6th centuries CE. It is possibly Altaic or Sino–Tibetan.
Some say Ruan-ruan may be a Yeniseian language, a possible Sino-Tibetan language.
In 2018, "Brāhmī Bugut" and "Khüis Tolgoi" inscriptions suggest that the Ruan-ruan language was a Mongolic language, close to Middle Mongolian.
Phillips County, Kansas
Phillips County (standard abbreviation: PL) is a county in the U.S. state of Kansas. In 2010, 5,642 people lived there. The county seat is Phillipsburg. Phillipsburg is also the biggest city in Phillips County.
In 1867, Phillips County was created.
The U.S. Census Bureau says that the county has a total area of . Of that, is land and (1.0%) is water.
Phillips County is very Republican. No Democratic Presidential candidate has won Phillips County since Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1932.
Pawnee County, Kansas
Pawnee County (standard abbreviation: PN) is a county in the U.S. state of Kansas. In 2010, 6,973 people lived there. The county seat is Larned. Larned is also the biggest city in Pawnee County.
The county is named after the Pawnee Tribe.
The U.S. Census Bureau says that the county has a total area of . Of that, is land and (0.05%) is water.
Pawnee County has been mostly Republican for its history. However, there have been multiple time where it was considered a swing county. This means backing the national winner in all presidential elections from 1904 to 1936 as well as 1964 to 1988. It has moved away from bellwether status since 1988.
Chautauqua County, Kansas
Chautauqua County (county code CQ) is a county in Southeast Kansas. In 2010, 3,669 people lived there. Its county seat is Sedan. Sedan is also the biggest city in Chautauqua County. Chautauqua County is named after Chautauqua County, New York, where Edward Jaquins was born. Jaquins was a Kansas politician who was important in getting the county created.
Chautauqua County was created by an act of the Kansas legislature on June 1, 1875. They divided Howard County into Elk County (the northern half) and Chautauqua County (the southern half). At the time of its creation, about 7,400 people lived there.
The first white settlers in the area that became Chautauqua County came in July 1868.
The U.S. Census Bureau says that the county has a total area of . Of that, is land and (0.9%) is water.
Sources: National Atlas, U.S. Census Bureau
Chautauqua is a very Republican county. The only Republican to ever lose the county has been Herbert Hoover in 1932. Other than the never-Democratic, historically Yankee Doniphan County, Chautauqua County was the only Kansas county to give incumbent President William Howard Taft a plurality in 1912. The last Democrat to win thirty percent of the county’s vote was Michael Dukakis in 1988. In 2016 Hillary Clinton won only thirteen percent.
Chase County, Kansas
Chase County (county code CS) is a county in the U.S. state of Kansas. In 2010, 2,790 people lived there. Its county seat is Cottonwood Falls. Cottonwood Falls is also the biggest city in Chase County. The center of population of Kansas is in Chase County, about four miles north of Strong City.
In 1859, Chase County was created in the Kansas Territory.
In 1871, the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway built a railroad from Emporia to Newton. In 1887, Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway built a railroad from Neva (3 miles west of Strong City) to Superior, Nebraska. This railroad connected Strong City, Neva, Rockland, Diamond Springs, Burdick, Lost Springs, Jacobs, Hope, Navarre, Enterprise, Abilene, Talmage, Manchester, Longford, Oak Hill, Miltonvale, Aurora, Huscher, Concordia, Kackley, Courtland, Webber, Superior.
The south-western border one mile "notch" into Marion County was created under strange circumstances. There was a murder. Marion County didn't want to have the trial, so a section one mile wide and eighteen miles long was given to Chase County. This was to make it so that the murder had happened there. The one mile strip of land is still part of Chase County.
The U.S. Census Bureau says that the county has a total area of . Of that, is land and (0.6%) is water.
Sources: National Atlas, U.S. Census Bureau
Cheyenne County, Kansas
Cheyenne County (county code CN) is a county in the northwest corner of the U.S. state of Kansas. In 2010, 2,726 people lived there. Its county seat is St. Francis. St. Francis is also the biggest city in Cheyenne County.
In 1873, Cheyenne County was created.
The U.S. Census Bureau says that the county has a total area of . Of that, is land and (0.1%) is water.
Sources: National Atlas, U.S. Census Bureau
The county is in the Central Time zone, but is bordered by the Mountain Time Zone in three directions; it is the only county in the United States to be like this. Dundy County, Nebraska to the north, Yuma County, Colorado and Kit Carson County, Colorado to the west, and Sherman County to the south are all in the Mountain Time Zone. Because of this, Rawlins County is Cheyenne County's only neighbor to also practice Central Time.
Cheyenne County is very Republican. Only four Republican presidential candidates since 1888 have lost the county.
Heqin
Heqin means marriage alliance. The term is used in Chinese history. An emperor would marry one of his princesses to his enemy. In return they would have peace with the enemy. It did not always work, and many people hated it.
Rouran
The Rouran () ruled northern China during the Sixteen Kingdoms period.
They were either proto-Mongols or Turkic. They spoke the Ruanruan language, an Altaic or Sino–Tibetan language.
They descended from the Xianbei. The Rouran are the first to use the words "khan" or "khagan". The Rouran Khaganate existed between the 4-6 centuries. They were then overthrown by the Gokturks. This led to the rise of the Turkic peoples.