Smith, KS is a small town located in the Midwest area of the United States. It is home to a diverse population of citizens that come from many different backgrounds and beliefs. The local politics in Smith, KS are primarily governed by the mayor and their appointed city council members. These officials make decisions about local issues such as taxes, public safety, economic development, and educational programs. The mayor also appoints an ethics commission that oversees all city departments and ensures ethical behavior among government employees. Additionally, the mayor has the power to veto any decisions made by the city council. Elections are held every four years for both the mayor and council members, giving citizens an opportunity to voice their opinions on who they want representing them in government affairs.
The political climate in Smith, KS is very conservative.
Thomas County, KS is very conservative. In Thomas County, KS 16.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 82.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Thomas county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 82.2% to 16.4%.
Thomas county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Smith, KS is very conservative.
Thomas 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.
Smith, 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 Smith, KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 73 contributions totaling $6,685 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $92 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 110 contributions totaling $18,534 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $168 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)