Alta Vista, KS is a small rural community located in the heart of Kansas. The town is home to a diverse population ranging from young families to retirees. Despite its small size, Alta Vista has an active political scene with many citizens engaging in local politics through voting and attending public meetings. The city council consists of elected officials who serve two-year terms and work hard to represent the interests of their constituents. Alta Vista also features several prominent state representatives in both the state senate and house of representatives. These representatives are committed to advocating for legislation that will benefit their district as well as the entire state of Kansas. Additionally, Alta Vista has several political action committees working towards advancing certain causes or candidates that they believe in. This vibrant political culture is one of the many aspects that makes Alta Vista such a great place to live.
The political climate in Alta Vista, KS is strongly conservative.
Wabaunsee County, KS is very conservative. In Wabaunsee County, KS 24.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 72.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Wabaunsee county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 72.9% to 24.7%.
Wabaunsee county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Alta Vista, KS is strongly conservative.
Wabaunsee County, Kansas is very conservative.
Topeka Metro Area is leaning 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.
Alta Vista, 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 Alta Vista, KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 19 contributions totaling $2,383 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $125 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2 contributions totaling $300 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $150 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)