Dwight, Kansas is a small rural town with a population of just over 800 people. Despite its small size, the town has an active political life that is important to its citizens. Local elections are held every two years for mayor and city council members, and residents actively campaign for their candidates of choice. Issues such as infrastructure development, economic growth, and public safety are topics of discussion during election season. Over the past few years, Dwight's local politics have seen a surge in citizens running for office and taking action to ensure that their concerns are addressed within the community. As a result of this increased political engagement, Dwight citizens have become more involved in the decision-making process and have gained more influence over their own lives.
The political climate in Dwight, KS is very conservative.
Morris County, KS is very conservative. In Morris County, KS 25.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 73.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Morris county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 73.3% to 25.1%.
Morris county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Dwight, KS is very conservative.
Morris 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.
Dwight, 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 Dwight, KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 7 contributions totaling $901 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $129 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 12 contributions totaling $896 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $75 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)