Hamilton, Kansas is a small town located in the Northwest corner of the state. While the population of Hamilton is relatively small compared to other cities in Kansas, its politics are still very important and influential in the region. The mayor of Hamilton is currently Kylee Lacy, who was elected in 2020. Other local political figures include county commissioners and school board members, all of whom work to ensure the best possible outcomes for residents of Hamilton. As a small town, Hamilton does not have large-scale elections like some larger cities do, but they do have town meetings and discussions which allow citizens to have their voices heard when it comes to local government decisions and policies.
The political climate in Hamilton, KS is strongly conservative.
Greenwood County, KS is very conservative. In Greenwood County, KS 18.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 79.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Greenwood county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 79.4% to 18.5%.
Greenwood county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Hamilton, KS is strongly conservative.
Greenwood 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.
Hamilton, 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 Hamilton, KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6 contributions totaling $95 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $16 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2 contributions totaling $600 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $300 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)