Fairfield, KS is a small town located in Anderson County in the state of Kansas. It has a population of only around 612 people and is known for its rural agricultural community. With such a small population, the politics of Fairfield are not as prominent as in larger cities or towns with more people. The majority of political matters are handled on a countywide level by the Anderson County Commission, which consists of seven members elected from districts throughout the county. Local elections for mayor and city council take place every two years, giving residents the opportunity to have their voice heard for decisions that directly affect them. Community involvement is strong in Fairfield and there are numerous opportunities to get involved with local government projects and initiatives. Overall, Fairfield is an example of how smaller communities can still maintain effective governance despite their size.
The political climate in Fairfield, KS is strongly conservative.
Russell County, KS is very conservative. In Russell County, KS 17.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 80.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Russell county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 80.5% to 17.3%.
Russell county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Fairfield, KS is strongly conservative.
Russell 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.
Fairfield, 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 Fairfield, KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 45 contributions totaling $2,838 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $63 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 97 contributions totaling $14,429 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $149 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)