Viola, Kansas is a small town located in the south-central part of the state. Although it has a small population, its citizens have strong opinions about politics and are highly involved in local political decisions. Various groups and organizations host events throughout the year that engage citizens in conversations about local politics and provide an opportunity for people to learn more about their favorite candidates. The community also actively participates in voting during elections, making sure their voices are heard. Through this active engagement with politics, Viola, Kansas continues to be an important part of the political landscape in the state as well as nationally.
The political climate in Viola, KS is moderately conservative.
Sedgwick County, KS is somewhat conservative. In Sedgwick County, KS 42.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 54.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Sedgwick county remained strongly Republican, 54.4% to 42.6%.
Sedgwick county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Viola, KS is moderately conservative.
Sedgwick County, Kansas is somewhat conservative.
Wichita Metro Area is moderately 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.
Viola, 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 Viola, KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5 contributions totaling $1,352 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $270 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 7 contributions totaling $1,950 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $279 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)