Calvin, KS is a small rural town located in the heart of Kansas. It has a population of around 2,000 people and boasts a tight-knit community. Despite its small size, Calvin has a vibrant political life with an active city council and various other local government organizations. Local elections are held every two years, and citizens can get involved by voting, attending debates and forums, or running for office themselves. The city council is responsible for making laws that affect the lives of the citizens of Calvin, from issues such as taxes to ordinances regarding public safety. The mayor also holds office in Calvin and works closely with the city council to ensure that the best interests of all constituents are represented. Overall, Calvin's politics strive to uphold their values of fairness and justice while creating an atmosphere that stimulates economic growth and encourages civic engagement.
The political climate in Calvin, KS is strongly conservative.
Jewell County, KS is very conservative. In Jewell County, KS 13.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 85.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Jewell county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 85.2% to 13.0%.
Jewell county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Calvin, KS is strongly conservative.
Jewell 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.
Calvin, 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 Calvin, KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4 contributions totaling $3,275 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $819 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 35 contributions totaling $3,103 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $89 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)