Long Island, KS is a small town located in the northeast corner of Kansas. While it may not be the biggest or most politically active town in Kansas, there are still many issues and topics that affect residents of Long Island. Local politicians are responsible for advocating on behalf of their constituents and representing them in the state legislature. Voters have a voice in choosing who will best represent them on local issues, such as education funding, job growth, infrastructure development, public safety initiatives, and other important matters. Residents of Long Island can participate in the political process by voting in local elections and contacting their representatives to discuss important issues. Through civic engagement, citizens can help shape the future of their community by ensuring their voices and perspectives are heard at all levels of government.
The political climate in Long Island, KS is very conservative.
Phillips County, KS is very conservative. In Phillips County, KS 11.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 86.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Phillips county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 86.9% to 11.4%.
Phillips county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Long Island, KS is very conservative.
Phillips 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.
Long Island, 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 Long Island, 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 13 contributions totaling $55,250 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $4,250 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)