Herndon, KS is a small town with a population of about 500 people. Despite its small size, it has an active political community that participates in local and national discussions. Local elections are held every two years for various positions such as mayor, council members, and school board members. Citizens have the ability to weigh in on issues that matter most to them by casting their vote during these elections. The candidates running for office each year present their platform and values to the public during numerous town hall meetings and debates. They strive to address the concerns of residents so that Herndon can continue to be a great place to live and work for everyone.
The political climate in Herndon, 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
Herndon, 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.
Herndon, 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 Herndon, KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3 contributions totaling $3,070 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $1,023 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 4 contributions totaling $1,750 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $438 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)