Battle Creek, KS is a small town in the heartland of America. It has a rich political history that dates back to the early settlers of the area. Although it may be small in population, Battle Creek plays an important role in the politics of Kansas. The town elects local representatives to serve on its own city council and is represented in state and federal government offices as well. In recent years, there have been various candidates for these positions from both major parties. These candidates provide a wide range of perspectives on how best to manage the town’s resources and represent its citizens at all levels of government. No matter who wins these elections, all residents can rest assured knowing that their voices will be heard when it comes to making decisions about their community.
The political climate in Battle Creek, KS is strongly conservative.
Lincoln County, KS is very conservative. In Lincoln County, KS 16.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 81.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lincoln county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 81.3% to 16.8%.
Lincoln county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Battle Creek, KS is strongly conservative.
Lincoln 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.
Battle Creek, 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 Battle Creek, KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 150 contributions totaling $4,677 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $31 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 24 contributions totaling $1,785 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $74 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)