Crystal Plains, KS is a small town nestled in the rolling hills of Kansas. The people here are proud of their local community and take great pride in their local politics. Residents take part in electing representatives for the city government and have a say in how the town is run. They also have the chance to vote on various issues that will affect their community as well as state-wide issues that may impact them indirectly. While there are no specific candidates for local political office, residents can participate in open forums discussing topics like taxes, infrastructure, education, employment, public safety, and more so they understand all sides of important decisions being made. Crystal Plains is a tight-knit community with an active involvement in its politics and governance.
The political climate in Crystal Plains, KS is strongly conservative.
Smith County, KS is very conservative. In Smith County, KS 15.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 82.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Smith county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 82.8% to 15.8%.
Smith county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Crystal Plains, KS is strongly conservative.
Smith 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.
Crystal Plains, 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 Crystal Plains, KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 20 contributions totaling $610 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $31 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 40 contributions totaling $5,355 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $134 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)