Blue Valley, KS is a small town located in the heart of Kansas. Its citizens are proud and dedicated to their community and its growth. Politically, Blue Valley is quite diverse with representation from both major political parties across the local office arena. In recent years, many initiatives have been implemented to ensure that the needs of all citizens are met. These efforts include ensuring city services are well maintained and adequate funding for education, public safety and infrastructure improvements. The local government takes great pride in working together to provide a better future for everyone living in the town. Candidates running for office often focus on issues that directly impact the lives of constituents while advocating for changes that they believe will benefit their community as a whole. No matter what one's political affiliation may be, one can feel confident that their voice is heard in Blue Valley.
The political climate in Blue Valley, KS is very conservative.
Pottawatomie County, KS is very conservative. In Pottawatomie County, KS 25.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 72.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Pottawatomie county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 72.2% to 25.3%.
Pottawatomie county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Blue Valley, KS is very conservative.
Pottawatomie County, Kansas is very conservative.
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.
Blue Valley, 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 Blue Valley, KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 21 contributions totaling $1,725 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $82 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 5 contributions totaling $650 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $130 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)