Goddard, KS is a small town nestled in the Midwestern United States. As with many other towns in this region, it has its own local politics that are important to the residents of Goddard. The city's government is led by a mayor and four council members who all work together to make decisions for the town. There are also a handful of local political candidates who run for office each year, many of whom are passionate about bettering their community. These candidates all have unique ideas about how to improve life in Goddard and provide an opportunity for citizens to get involved in the political process. Local politics play an important role in making sure life in Goddard remains safe and enjoyable for everyone.
The political climate in Goddard, KS is moderately conservative.
Sedgwick County, KS is somewhat conservative. In Sedgwick County, KS 42.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 54.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Sedgwick county remained strongly Republican, 54.4% to 42.6%.
Sedgwick county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Goddard, KS is moderately conservative.
Sedgwick County, Kansas is somewhat conservative.
Wichita Metro Area is moderately 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.
Goddard, 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 Goddard, KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 129 contributions totaling $13,479 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $104 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 309 contributions totaling $112,464 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $364 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)