Grandview, KS is a small town with an estimated population of 1,500 people. It is located in Johnson County and is governed by a city council consisting of four members who are elected to serve two-year terms. The mayor is also elected to serve a four year term. Grandview residents are passionate about their local politics and take pride in the city's unique history and culture. Elections often feature spirited debates between candidates over issues such as funding for local schools, ensuring public safety, infrastructure improvements, support for small businesses, and increasing access to environmental resources. The city council works diligently to ensure that all citizens have the opportunity to participate in the political process, regardless of their political beliefs or backgrounds.
The political climate in Grandview, KS is moderately conservative.
Ford County, KS is very conservative. In Ford County, KS 33.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Ford county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.1% to 33.1%.
Ford county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Grandview, KS is moderately conservative.
Ford County, Kansas is very conservative.
Dodge City 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.
Grandview, 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 Grandview, KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 704 contributions totaling $77,130 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $110 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 620 contributions totaling $171,264 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $276 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)