Graham, Kansas is a small town located in the northwest region of the state. Although it is a relatively small community with fewer than 500 people, politics still has an impact on the area. Graham primarily votes Republican in elections, with residents favoring conservative political candidates and policies. The town typically sends representatives to local government meetings who are invested in keeping property taxes low and maintaining the rural charm that makes living in this part of Kansas so special. They also advocate for improving public safety by investing in law enforcement and giving local businesses incentives to help grow the economy of Graham. Residents here are proud of their hometown and take great pride in ensuring its continued success through an engaged political system.
The political climate in Graham, KS is strongly conservative.
Graham County, KS is very conservative. In Graham County, KS 17.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 80.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Graham county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 80.8% to 17.1%.
Graham county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Graham, KS is strongly conservative.
Graham 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.
Graham, 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 Graham, KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 8 contributions totaling $440 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $55 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 67 contributions totaling $4,046 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $60 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)