Portis, KS is a small town with a population of just over 4,500 people. Despite its small size, the local politics in Portis make for an interesting landscape. Local elections often draw a lot of attention due to their potential for big changes that would affect the entire community. With the local government's focus on improving public services and creating economic opportunities, locals are passionate about their town and making it even better. Candidates running for office in Portis have shown to be committed to preserving the town's character while also introducing innovative ideas that can help grow the community. No matter who is elected, each candidate promises to represent their constituents and work towards building a brighter future for Portis.
The political climate in Portis, KS is strongly conservative.
Osborne County, KS is very conservative. In Osborne County, KS 14.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 83.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Osborne county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 83.8% to 14.4%.
Osborne county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Portis, KS is strongly conservative.
Osborne 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.
Portis, 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 Portis, 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)