In Smoky View, KS, there is a strong sense of community and the politics are largely focused on local issues that affect those living in the area. The town has its own mayor and city council to represent the residents and make decisions about things like infrastructure, public services, and business regulations. Local elections are held every two years for seats on the city council as well as for mayor. Candidates are typically people who have strong ties to the community and understand how their decisions can impact them. The town also supports various other civic organizations such as schools, churches, libraries, and businesses that all work together to make sure everyone’s needs are met. Smoky View, KS is a vibrant place with passionate people dedicated to making it a great place to live.
The political climate in Smoky View, KS is strongly conservative.
Saline County, KS is strongly conservative. In Saline County, KS 33.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Saline county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.8% to 33.4%.
Saline county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Smoky View, KS is strongly conservative.
Saline County, Kansas is strongly conservative.
Salina Metro Area 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.
Smoky View, 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 Smoky View, KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 147 contributions totaling $41,587 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $283 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 79 contributions totaling $7,713 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $98 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)