Ellis, Kansas is a small town located in the western region of the state. It is an agricultural community that has a population of just over 2,000 people. The local government of Ellis is run by a mayor and city council members who are elected by the citizens every four years. The city council meets regularly to discuss and pass legislation related to public safety, infrastructure projects, development initiatives, and to identify ways to serve the needs of their community. There are also many volunteer opportunities available for those who want to get involved in local politics such as attending town hall meetings or joining advocacy groups. Additionally, the town holds events throughout the year that promote political involvement amongst its citizens. Through these efforts, Ellis has become an active participant in civic engagement and continues to work towards progress and growth within their community.
The political climate in Ellis, KS is strongly conservative.
Ellis County, KS is very conservative. In Ellis County, KS 27.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 70.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Ellis county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 70.4% to 27.0%.
Ellis county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Ellis, KS is strongly conservative.
Ellis County, Kansas is very conservative.
Hays Metro Area 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.
Ellis, 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 Ellis, KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4 contributions totaling $73 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $18 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 137 contributions totaling $13,230 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $97 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)