The small town of Blakely, KS is known for its tight-knit community and strong sense of pride. Despite its small size, the citizens of Blakely take their politics seriously and are dedicated to making sure their voices are heard. The people of Blakely are passionate about electing local representatives that will work hard to represent their values in government. Every election season, residents come together to discuss the issues and candidates they feel will best serve their interests. This commitment to representation has led to many successful initiatives such as increased access to healthcare and improved educational opportunities. The people of Blakely understand that they have the power to make a difference if they choose leaders who align with their values and who actively strive for the betterment of the community.
The political climate in Blakely, KS is moderately conservative.
Geary County, KS is somewhat conservative. In Geary County, KS 41.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 55.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Geary county remained strongly Republican, 55.4% to 41.5%.
Geary county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Blakely, KS is moderately conservative.
Geary County, Kansas is somewhat 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.
Blakely, 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 Blakely, KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 192 contributions totaling $12,174 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $63 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 162 contributions totaling $26,960 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $166 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)