Waldron, KS is a small town located in western Kansas. It is a tight-knit community of 800 people that is proud of its small town values and culture. The political environment of Waldron, KS is one that encourages citizens to be involved in supporting their local government. Citizens are encouraged to attend city council meetings and express their opinions on issues that affect the community. Waldron, KS also promotes a strong voting record among its residents and encourages them to research local initiatives and candidates before casting their ballot. Despite its small size, the individuals living in this town strive to make sure that their voices are heard and that they have a say in how their city is governed.
The political climate in Waldron, KS is very conservative.
Harper County, KS is very conservative. In Harper County, KS 17.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 81.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Harper county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 81.0% to 17.2%.
Harper county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Waldron, KS is very conservative.
Harper 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.
Waldron, 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 Waldron, 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 2 contributions totaling $500 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $250 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)