Comanche, KS is a small town in the Midwest with a population of approximately 500 people. Though the town may be small in size, politics remain an important part of its identity. In recent years, the citizens of Comanche have taken an active interest in their local politics, voting for candidates that they feel best represent their interests and values. Many residents are involved in the political process by participating in local elections and volunteering their time to support candidates they believe will make positive changes to their community. The mayor's office is held by George Ellison, who has served since 2010 and is dedicated to providing strong leadership to Comanche. The City Council consists of five members who work together to ensure that all policies and decisions made benefit the entire community. Additionally, there are numerous other local politicians from both major parties that are actively engaging with the citizens and making sure that their voices are heard on a range of issues impacting Comanche.
The political climate in Comanche, KS is strongly 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
Comanche, KS is strongly 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.
Comanche, 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 Comanche, KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 229 contributions totaling $25,324 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $111 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 526 contributions totaling $255,430 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $486 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)