Claflin, KS is a small town in Barton County with a rich history and deep roots. The politics in Claflin are often focused on the local level, with candidates running for positions such as mayor, city council, and school board members. Local elections are important to the community, as they provide an opportunity for citizens to choose who will represent their interests in government. Candidates running for local offices must be aware of the needs of the community and be willing to work hard to meet those needs. The citizens of Claflin have a strong sense of civic duty and value their ability to elect individuals who will best serve their interests.
The political climate in Claflin, KS is very conservative.
Barton County, KS is very conservative. In Barton County, KS 21.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 77.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Barton county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 77.2% to 21.0%.
Barton county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Claflin, KS is very conservative.
Barton County, Kansas is very conservative.
Great Bend Metro Area 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.
Claflin, 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 Claflin, KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 56 contributions totaling $8,863 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $158 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)