Bala, KS Voting


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Bala, KS is a small city located in the Midwest region of the United States. It has a population of just under 500 people and is governed by an elected mayor and four city council members. The political landscape in Bala is largely conservative, with many citizens supporting the Republican party. In recent years, there have been efforts to introduce more progressive policies, such as increasing public transportation options and enacting stricter environmental regulations. The local government works to provide the best services possible to its citizens while making sure taxes remain low. They strive to promote economic development within the city while also maintaining a high quality of life for their constituents. Every two years, local residents have the opportunity to vote for their desired candidates in the mayoral election and four city council seats. With strong leadership from elected officials and community involvement, Bala continues to be a vibrant and prosperous city that embraces both tradition and progress.

The political climate in Bala, KS is somewhat conservative.

Riley County, KS is leaning liberal. In Riley County, KS 50.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 46.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.2% voted Independent.

In the last Presidential election, Riley county flipped Democratic, 50.7% to 46.1%.
Riley county flipped Democratic after voting Republican in the previous five Presidential elections.


The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index

Bala, KS is somewhat conservative.


Riley County, Kansas is leaning liberal.

Manhattan Metro Area is leaning 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.

Bala, Kansas: R R r R r d

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 Bala, KS

In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 141 contributions totaling $6,493 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $46 per contribution.

In the last 4 years, there were 73 contributions totaling $15,717 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $215 per contribution.

(source: Federal Election Commission)

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