Lewis, KS is a small town steeped in tradition and history. The politics of Lewis, KS are rooted in long-standing principles of honesty, fairness and transparency. As the local population remains relatively low, the small number of citizens actively participate in their own governance. The community regularly holds town hall meetings to discuss current issues and make decisions that affect everyone living in Lewis. All political decisions are voted on by the members of the town council, which consists of elected officials who serve four year terms. These elected officials are held accountable to their constituents for their decisions and actions while representing the community as a whole. The citizens of Lewis take pride in being involved with local politics and working together to ensure that their democratic values are represented faithfully.
The political climate in Lewis, KS is strongly conservative.
Edwards County, KS is very conservative. In Edwards County, KS 18.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 79.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Edwards county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 79.7% to 18.9%.
Edwards county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Lewis, KS is strongly conservative.
Edwards 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.
Lewis, 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 Lewis, KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)