Guilford, KS is a small rural town located in the central part of Kansas. The town has long been known for its strong sense of community and commitment to making life better for its citizens. Politically, Guilford is a predominately conservative area with an overwhelming majority of its residents voting Republican in recent elections. Local political candidates tend to focus on issues such as economic growth, education, and public safety. In addition to local elections there are state and national representatives who have been elected by the people of Guilford. These representatives work hard to ensure that the needs and concerns of their constituents are met in order to make Guilford a great place to live, work, and raise a family.
The political climate in Guilford, KS is strongly conservative.
Wilson County, KS is very conservative. In Wilson County, KS 18.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 79.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Wilson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 79.7% to 18.3%.
Wilson county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Guilford, KS is strongly conservative.
Wilson 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.
Guilford, 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 Guilford, KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6 contributions totaling $690 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $115 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 32 contributions totaling $2,675 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $84 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)