Happy, KS is a small rural town in northeastern Kansas. While it has a population of less than 1,000 people, it is home to many diverse and passionate individuals. Politically speaking, the town tends to lean towards conservative ideals and values. The political representatives for the area consist of state senators and representatives from both major parties. All local elections are decided based on which party or candidate can best represent the values of Happy's residents. There is also an active grassroots network of citizens who come together to discuss local political issues and push for change. As a whole, politics in Happy, KS focus on how best to serve the needs of its citizens while still maintaining conservative values and principles.
The political climate in Happy, KS is strongly conservative.
Graham County, KS is very conservative. In Graham County, KS 17.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 80.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Graham county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 80.8% to 17.1%.
Graham county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Happy, KS is strongly conservative.
Graham 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.
Happy, 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 Happy, KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 25 contributions totaling $4,498 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $180 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 34 contributions totaling $6,115 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $180 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)