Wallace, KS is a small town located in western Kansas. In terms of politics, the town has traditionally been dominated by conservative ideals. The local government of Wallace consists of a mayor and four council members who are elected to serve two-year terms. Elections take place every other year, with members up for re-election alternating each term. Elections typically draw a large turnout from the community due to the close-knit nature of the town and the importance placed on local issues. Residents are also encouraged to participate in public forums and meetings held by local political candidates so that their voices can be heard and decisions made with their input in mind. Conservatism remains a major value held by most residents of Wallace, but there is also a growing movement among some younger generations towards more progressive ideas that could shape the political climate in years to come.
The political climate in Wallace, KS is very conservative.
Wallace County, KS is very conservative. In Wallace County, KS 5.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 93.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Wallace county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 93.3% to 5.3%.
Wallace county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Wallace, KS is very conservative.
Wallace 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.
Wallace, 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 Wallace, KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2 contributions totaling $100 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $50 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 9 contributions totaling $4,300 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $478 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)