Colby, KS is a small town in the western part of the state with a population of just over 5,000 people. The local political climate is relatively low-key and tends to focus on issues that are relevant to the local community. Public safety, economic development, infrastructure improvements, and educational opportunities are all important topics that frequently come up in local debates. Colby also participates in regional and national elections when they occur and citizens have the opportunity to vote for their preferred candidates at all levels of government. Overall, Colby's politics tend to reflect the values and aspirations of its citizens, which prioritize family-oriented initiatives and public services that benefit everyone in the community.
The political climate in Colby, KS is strongly conservative.
Thomas County, KS is very conservative. In Thomas County, KS 16.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 82.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Thomas county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 82.2% to 16.4%.
Thomas county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Colby, KS is strongly conservative.
Thomas 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.
Colby, 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 Colby, KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 73 contributions totaling $6,685 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $92 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 92 contributions totaling $12,374 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $135 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)