Brantford, KS is a small town in the Midwest that is steeped in political tradition. Home to many local politicians and political events, Brantford has become an important locale for both local and national politics. With a robust selection of political candidates running in local elections, Brantford residents have the opportunity to actively participate in the electoral process. From attending town hall meetings to casting their votes on Election Day, citizens of Brantford have numerous ways to engage politically with their community. As election season approaches, it's important for residents of Brantford to stay informed about the issues that are most relevant to them and their community so they can make informed decisions at the polls.
The political climate in Brantford, KS is very conservative.
Washington County, KS is very conservative. In Washington County, KS 16.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 82.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Washington county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 82.0% to 16.5%.
Washington county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Brantford, KS is very conservative.
Washington County, Kansas 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.
Brantford, 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 Brantford, KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 36 contributions totaling $29,508 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $820 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 20 contributions totaling $1,985 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $99 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)