Wildhorse, KS is a small town with a population of just under 1,000 people. Politically, the town is home to a wide range of opinions and views on the issues facing their community. The local government consists of one mayor and four city council members who are elected by the citizens of Wildhorse every two years. In addition to local politics, there are many state representatives and senators who represent the residents of Wildhorse in Topeka. In recent years, there have been several initiatives proposed by these representatives in order to improve the overall quality of life in Wildhorse and the surrounding area. Overall, politics in Wildhorse has always been a hot topic with passionate debates taking place at city council meetings and other local forums.
The political climate in Wildhorse, KS is strongly conservative.
Graham County, KS is very conservative. In Graham County, KS 17.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 80.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Graham county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 80.8% to 17.1%.
Graham county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Wildhorse, KS is strongly conservative.
Graham 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.
Wildhorse, 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 Wildhorse, KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 40 contributions totaling $592 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $15 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 30 contributions totaling $6,357 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $212 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)