Henry, KS is a small town with a population of just over 500 people. Despite its small size, Henry has an active and vibrant political landscape. As the county seat of Johnson County, Henry residents take their civic duty seriously and actively participate in local elections by voting for candidates who will best represent their interests in local government. In recent years, the town has seen an influx of candidates from both major political parties, giving residents the opportunity to cast their ballots for whichever candidate they believe will lead to positive change for their community. From school board and local council members to commissioners and mayors, residents of Henry are able to choose representatives that align with their values and beliefs as well as ensure fiscal responsibility and make decisions that benefit all community members.
The political climate in Henry, KS is very conservative.
Ottawa County, KS is very conservative. In Ottawa County, KS 15.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 81.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Ottawa county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 81.8% to 15.9%.
Ottawa county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Henry, KS is very conservative.
Ottawa County, Kansas is very conservative.
Salina Metro Area 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.
Henry, 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 Henry, KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 59 contributions totaling $4,512 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $76 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 45 contributions totaling $8,118 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $180 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)