Herl, KS is a small town located in the Midwest that is known for its close-knit community and peaceful atmosphere. Despite its small size, Herl has an active local political scene that encourages involvement from all citizens. Local elections are held every two years to decide who will fill positions in the county government. The candidates come from a variety of backgrounds and experience levels, allowing everyone to find representation within the city council and other governing bodies. The town also holds regular forums for citizens to discuss their views on current political events and the performance of elected officials. In addition to this, voting initiatives are regularly put forth by citizens and debated by the city council. Herl's commitment to keeping its citizens informed about politics helps ensure that decisions are made in line with the interests of those living in the town.
The political climate in Herl, KS is strongly conservative.
Rawlins County, KS is very conservative. In Rawlins County, KS 14.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 83.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Rawlins county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 83.8% to 14.2%.
Rawlins county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Herl, KS is strongly conservative.
Rawlins 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.
Herl, 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 Herl, KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 124 contributions totaling $31,875 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $257 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 167 contributions totaling $40,345 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $242 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)