Almena, KS is located in Norton County and is a small rural community. The town has a local government that ensures the safety and well-being of its citizens. Local politics are important to the residents of Almena, as many decisions made by the town's governing body affect their daily lives. Residents can engage in local politics by attending local meetings, such as City Commissioners’ meetings or Town Hall Meetings, to voice their concerns and opinions on important issues. They can also elect qualified individuals to serve on the City Commission or other positions within the town government. The people of Almena value having an active voice in the decisions being made that will impact their quality of life in this small rural community.
The political climate in Almena, KS is strongly conservative.
Norton County, KS is very conservative. In Norton County, KS 15.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 83.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Norton county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 83.1% to 15.1%.
Norton county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Almena, KS is strongly conservative.
Norton 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.
Almena, 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 Almena, KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3 contributions totaling $25 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $8 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 5 contributions totaling $3,115 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $623 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)