Lehigh, KS is a small town in the state of Kansas with a population of just over 1,000 people. Despite its small size, there are still active political processes happening in the community. Local elections are held every two years to decide on leadership for various positions such as mayor, city council members and other important roles. Residents of Lehigh have several opportunities to get involved in local politics such as attending public meetings or joining local organizations that are focused on civic engagement. Additionally, Lehigh residents can support candidates running for local office by volunteering their time or donating money to campaigns. Despite its small size, Lehigh is still an active participant in local politics and it's up to the citizens of this town to make sure their voices are heard.
The political climate in Lehigh, KS is very conservative.
Marion County, KS is very conservative. In Marion County, KS 24.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 73.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Marion county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 73.1% to 24.8%.
Marion county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Lehigh, KS is very conservative.
Marion 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.
Lehigh, 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 Lehigh, KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 7 contributions totaling $76 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $11 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 15 contributions totaling $7,500 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $500 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)