The small city of Lyndon, KS has a rich history that dates back to its creation in the 1850s. As a community, it is proud of its small-town charm and embraces its local culture. Politically, Lyndon is known for being a Democratic stronghold and has staunchly chosen Democratic candidates in past elections. The city operates under the direction of the Lyndon City Council, which consists of seven members elected at-large to serve four-year terms. The mayor is also elected at-large to serve a two year term. Recently, this council has been discussing important topics such as infrastructure projects and economic development initiatives. Lyndon values the opinions of all citizens and encourages participation in their political process.
The political climate in Lyndon, KS is strongly conservative.
Osage County, KS is very conservative. In Osage County, KS 26.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Osage county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.0% to 26.6%.
Osage county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Lyndon, KS is strongly conservative.
Osage County, Kansas is very conservative.
Topeka Metro Area is leaning 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.
Lyndon, 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 Lyndon, KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 149 contributions totaling $4,054 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $27 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 11 contributions totaling $690 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $63 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)