Politics in Afton, KS are an important part of the community. The city is led by a mayor and several council members who make decisions on behalf of the citizens. A strong emphasis is placed on citizen participation and engagement in local politics to ensure that all voices are heard. There are multiple avenues for citizens to make their opinions known, such as attending city council meetings or participating in online discussions with elected officials. Local political candidates are able to get their platforms out there through town hall meetings and other events where they can reach out and talk to residents directly. Public input on important issues is also taken into account when making decisions at the city level. Therefore, it is vital for Afton's citizens to remain informed about local politics in order to have a say in how the city will be run.
The political climate in Afton, KS is moderately conservative.
Sedgwick County, KS is somewhat conservative. In Sedgwick County, KS 42.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 54.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Sedgwick county remained strongly Republican, 54.4% to 42.6%.
Sedgwick county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Afton, KS is moderately conservative.
Sedgwick County, Kansas is somewhat conservative.
Wichita Metro Area is moderately 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.
Afton, 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 Afton, KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 64 contributions totaling $8,352 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $131 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 130 contributions totaling $42,256 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $325 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)