Pike, KS is a small town in Kansas with a population of about 1,500 people. It has a strong sense of community and is known for its friendly locals and overall laid back atmosphere. Politically, Pike is a relatively conservative place, with most of the local residents leaning towards more traditional values. The city is governed by a mayor who is elected every four years by the citizens. The mayor is assisted by an elected city council that meets regularly to discuss policies on behalf of the people of Pike. This includes both local and state issues that impact the town’s citizens. There are also several political parties active in Pike, including the Republican Party and Democratic Party. Every election season, candidates from each party campaign across town to gain support for their respective platforms. These candidates are always eager to work with the people of Pike to develop better solutions for local problems.
The political climate in Pike, KS is moderately conservative.
Lyon County, KS is somewhat conservative. In Lyon County, KS 43.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 53.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lyon county remained strongly Republican, 53.7% to 43.1%.
Lyon county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Pike, KS is moderately conservative.
Lyon County, Kansas is somewhat conservative.
Emporia Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Pike, 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 Pike, KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,319 contributions totaling $46,022 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $35 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 133 contributions totaling $25,665 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $193 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)