Ada, KS is a small town situated in the rolling hills of Southern Kansas. This town is characterized by its friendly people and tight-knit community. Despite its small size and population, Ada, KS has a vibrant political culture that impacts the citizens of this area. Local politics in Ada, KS are largely focused on issues such as economic development, education reform, and public safety. Additionally, local politicians work hard to properly represent their constituents to state government officials in Topeka. Residents of Ada take great pride in voting for local candidates who understand their needs and strive to make a positive difference in their community.
The political climate in Ada, KS is very conservative.
Ottawa County, KS is very conservative. In Ottawa County, KS 15.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 81.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Ottawa county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 81.8% to 15.9%.
Ottawa county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Ada, KS is very conservative.
Ottawa County, Kansas is very conservative.
Salina Metro Area 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.
Ada, 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 Ada, KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 58 contributions totaling $4,012 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $69 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 10 contributions totaling $4,680 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $468 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)