Highland, KS is a small town in the heart of Kansas with a population of about 700 people. It is steeped in history and local pride, making it an ideal place to live for those who want to experience the traditional Americana way of life. Politically, Highland is mostly conservative, with most of its residents voting Republican in elections. The town has strong ties to the agricultural industry and often finds itself unable to keep up with the changing times. Local politicians are focused on maintaining a sense of stability within Highland and its surrounding communities by advocating for policies that support long-term growth and sustainability. They also prioritize protecting the rights of local citizens while ensuring that they remain informed about changes in state laws and regulations affecting their daily lives.
The political climate in Highland, KS is strongly conservative.
Doniphan County, KS is very conservative. In Doniphan County, KS 18.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 80.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Doniphan county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 80.2% to 18.5%.
Doniphan county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Highland, KS is strongly conservative.
Doniphan County, Kansas is very conservative.
St. Joseph 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.
Highland, 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 Highland, KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3 contributions totaling $750 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $250 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 8 contributions totaling $1,615 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $202 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)