Goodland, Kansas is a small community located in northwest Kansas. It has a friendly and welcoming atmosphere that is evident when you visit. When it comes to politics in Goodland, the residents are passionate about representing their views. There are several organizations that host candidate forums and other events centered around informing citizens on local politics. Local candidates hold events throughout the year to discuss their platforms and engage with constituents. Election day is always a busy time at the polling locations as residents come out to cast their ballots for the political figure they feel aligns with their beliefs and values. Residents of Goodland are passionate for making sure their voice is heard in government, no matter what party they may identify with.
The political climate in Goodland, KS is strongly conservative.
Sherman County, KS is very conservative. In Sherman County, KS 14.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 83.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Sherman county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 83.2% to 14.5%.
Sherman county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Goodland, KS is strongly conservative.
Sherman 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.
Goodland, 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 Goodland, KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 26 contributions totaling $1,490 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $57 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 83 contributions totaling $15,460 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $186 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)