Junction City, KS is a small town located in the northeastern region of Kansas. It has a community-focused atmosphere and an active local government. The city council meets on a regular basis to discuss matters relevant to the residents in Junction City such as zoning changes, budgeting, and public services. They also work hard to improve the quality of life for all citizens with initiatives such as improving infrastructure and supporting local businesses. The mayor is elected every four years and works closely with the city council to ensure that all decisions are in the best interest of the people. Local elections are held once a year where voters can choose from several candidates running for various positions in government. This ensures that everyone's voice is heard and their opinions taken into account when it comes to making important decisions for the city.
The political climate in Junction City, KS is leaning conservative.
Geary County, KS is somewhat conservative. In Geary County, KS 41.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 55.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Geary county remained strongly Republican, 55.4% to 41.5%.
Geary county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Junction City, KS is leaning conservative.
Geary County, Kansas is somewhat 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.
Junction City, 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 Junction City, KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 192 contributions totaling $12,724 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $66 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 178 contributions totaling $32,350 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $182 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)