High Prairie, KS is a small rural town located in the midwest. It is known for its tight knit community and strong democratic values. The local politics of High Prairie are centered around issues such as healthcare, economic development, environmental protection, education, and infrastructure. The town is served by two main political parties; Democrats and Republicans. Both major parties have fielded local candidates in recent elections for various offices including mayor and city council members. Voters in High Prairie are passionate about politics and take an active role in understanding the issues that affect their community. While there are no current elections taking place, residents of High Prairie come together when important issues arise to make sure their voices are heard.
The political climate in High Prairie, KS is moderately conservative.
Leavenworth County, KS is moderately conservative. In Leavenworth County, KS 38.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 59.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Leavenworth county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 59.2% to 38.1%.
Leavenworth county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
High Prairie, KS is moderately conservative.
Leavenworth County, Kansas is moderately conservative.
Kansas City Metro Area is leaning liberal.
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.
High Prairie, 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 High Prairie, KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 941 contributions totaling $104,571 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $111 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 476 contributions totaling $96,978 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $204 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)