Grand River, KS is a small rural town of just over 500 residents. It serves as a peaceful and safe community for those living there. The local politics in Grand River focus on the needs of its citizens. The town has an elected mayor and five city council members who work together to ensure the well-being of the people in the area. Local politicians strive to ensure that the town remains a pleasant and inviting place to live, and they are deeply committed to creating laws that benefit their constituents. They also aim to bring economic growth opportunities into the town so that all of its residents can participate in any benefits from such growth. The local political leaders in Grand River take their jobs seriously and are dedicated to making sure that all citizens have access to quality services while still maintaining the small-town feel that makes Grand River so unique.
The political climate in Grand River, 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
Grand River, 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.
Grand River, 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 Grand River, KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 16 contributions totaling $2,507 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $157 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 20 contributions totaling $2,818 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $141 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)