Emporia, KS is a city located in the heart of Kansas with a rich history and culture. As the county seat of Lyon County, politics in Emporia are an important part of life for the citizens. The City Council is the main governing body in Emporia and consists of seven members who are responsible for making decisions on behalf of the community. Elections take place every two years to determine who will represent each district on the council. Local issues such as public safety, infrastructure, economic development, parks and recreation, education, and more are discussed and voted on by elected representatives. In addition to local politics, citizens also stay informed about state and national politics through various sources such as newspapers, TV, radio stations, social media, etc. By staying informed about their local government officials and policies it allows residents to have their voices heard by their elected representatives when it comes time to make decisions that could affect them directly.
The political climate in Emporia, KS is leaning conservative.
Lyon County, KS is somewhat conservative. In Lyon County, KS 43.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 53.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lyon county remained strongly Republican, 53.7% to 43.1%.
Lyon county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Emporia, KS is leaning conservative.
Lyon County, Kansas is somewhat conservative.
Emporia Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Emporia, 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 Emporia, KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,319 contributions totaling $46,022 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $35 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 133 contributions totaling $25,665 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $193 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)