Kiowa, KS is a small town located in the southern region of Kansas. It is known for its friendly people and rural lifestyle. Although Kiowa has a population of only around 1,000 people, it still retains a strong local politics scene. The city is currently governed by Mayor Joe Smith, who was elected in 2018. The City Council consists of five members: Steve Hawkins, April Branson, Chuck Jenkins, Keith Slater, and Alice Martinez. These members work together to make important decisions regarding the city's budget, infrastructure projects, development plans and more. Additionally, local elections are held every two years with residents voting on who will serve on the City Council and any other local offices that may be up for election. As such, Kiowa's local politics are important for maintaining the town's identity and quality of life for all residents.
The political climate in Kiowa, KS is strongly conservative.
Barber County, KS is very conservative. In Barber County, KS 12.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 86.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Barber county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 86.0% to 12.4%.
Barber county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Kiowa, KS is strongly conservative.
Barber 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.
Kiowa, 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 Kiowa, KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6 contributions totaling $132 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $22 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 9 contributions totaling $400 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $44 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)