Arma, KS is a small rural town located in Crawford County, Kansas. While it may not be as well known as larger cities in the state, there is still an active political climate within the area. The town is governed by the local Arma City Council, which consists of five members elected to two-year terms. These members are responsible for making decisions on matters such as budgeting and zoning regulations that affect the community. Additionally, Arma residents have access to higher levels of government through their representatives within Crawford County and at the State level. Together these officials create policies and regulations that impact the lives of those living in Arma.
The political climate in Arma, KS is moderately conservative.
Crawford County, KS is moderately conservative. In Crawford County, KS 37.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 60.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Crawford county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 60.1% to 37.0%.
Crawford county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Arma, KS is moderately conservative.
Crawford County, Kansas is moderately conservative.
Pittsburg 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.
Arma, Kansas: r r d 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 Arma, KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 15 contributions totaling $2,242 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $149 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 6 contributions totaling $2,040 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $340 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)