Houston, KS is a small town in the state of Kansas with a population of approximately 1,400 people. The political scene in Houston is dominated by local issues such as education and public safety. Education funding is an important issue for the city, and many residents are involved in advocating for better educational funding for the city's school district. Public safety is also an important concern, and the town has implemented strong measures to ensure the safety of its citizens. The local economy is largely driven by small businesses that rely on the support of their customers. In addition, there are several organizations that offer assistance to those in need throughout Houston. Residents have multiple opportunities to make their voices heard through various civic organizations and community events held throughout the year. Although there are no major political candidates running for office in Houston, many citizens stay informed about local politics so that they can take action when important issues arise.
The political climate in Houston, KS is strongly conservative.
Smith County, KS is very conservative. In Smith County, KS 15.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 82.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Smith county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 82.8% to 15.8%.
Smith county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Houston, KS is strongly conservative.
Smith 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.
Houston, 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 Houston, KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 8 contributions totaling $900 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $113 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)