Chase, KS is situated in the scenic Flint Hills region of Kansas and has a long history of political involvement. The town prides itself on its commitment to upholding the values of democracy and creating a vibrant community. In recent years, Chase has had a number of local elections which have seen candidates from both major parties vying for office. The mayor and city council members are chosen by popular vote, and citizens often take part in lively political debates during election season. While the town is mainly divided between Republican and Democratic voters, there are also many independent voices who bring their own ideas to the table. No matter what your political leanings may be, it can be said that Chase is a place where all opinions are respected when it comes to deciding how the city should be run.
The political climate in Chase, KS is strongly conservative.
Rice County, KS is very conservative. In Rice County, KS 22.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 75.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Rice county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 75.5% to 22.3%.
Rice county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Chase, KS is strongly conservative.
Rice 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.
Chase, 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 Chase, KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2 contributions totaling $70 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $35 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)