Lucas, KS is a small town in the heart of Kansas with a population of around 800 people. The politics in this rural town are not as visible as they are in larger cities, but they still play an important role in the community. Lucas is served by its own city council which meets once a month to discuss the issues that are relevant to the citizens. The council makes decisions on everything from budgeting and infrastructure projects to zoning and park improvements. In addition, local elections take place every year for council members who represent all areas of Lucas. These elected officials ensure that their constituents’ voices are heard and their needs are met. As Lucas continues to grow and develop, citizens will continue to have a say in how their town is governed through these local elections.
The political climate in Lucas, KS is strongly conservative.
Russell County, KS is very conservative. In Russell County, KS 17.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 80.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Russell county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 80.5% to 17.3%.
Russell county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Lucas, KS is strongly conservative.
Russell 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.
Lucas, 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 Lucas, KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 71 contributions totaling $1,816 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $26 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)