Achilles, KS is a small town with a population of about 5,000 people. Though the town is small in size, it is big on community pride and engagement in local politics. With its own mayor and city council, Achilles has an active political landscape that is heavily involved in issues like infrastructure improvements, public safety, and local zoning regulations. The city council holds regular meetings to discuss these topics and other important issues that affect the community. Local elections are held every two years for a new mayor and city council members who represent the interests of their constituents. Residents of Achilles have a chance to vote for their preferred candidates and shape the future of their hometown with their voices heard in local politics.
The political climate in Achilles, KS is strongly conservative.
Rawlins County, KS is very conservative. In Rawlins County, KS 14.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 83.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Rawlins county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 83.8% to 14.2%.
Rawlins county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Achilles, KS is strongly conservative.
Rawlins 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.
Achilles, 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 Achilles, KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4 contributions totaling $3,270 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $818 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 36 contributions totaling $19,949 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $554 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)