Lakin, Kansas is a small town located in southern Kansas that is governed by a city commission. The city commission is responsible for the overall governance of the town and makes decisions on issues such as taxes, zoning, public safety, infrastructure, and other municipal matters. Each year there are local political candidates running for office that represent the community’s interests. The current mayor of Lakin was elected in 2018 and has been working to ensure that their constituents are heard through local initiatives and keeping taxes low while still maintaining necessary budgetary needs to keep the town running smoothly. Residents are encouraged to get involved in local politics by attending meetings or voting when elections take place. With passionate citizens and dedicated officials, Lakin remains an ideal place to live with a bright future ahead.
The political climate in Lakin, KS is strongly conservative.
Kearny County, KS is very conservative. In Kearny County, KS 18.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 80.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Kearny county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 80.0% to 18.4%.
Kearny county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Lakin, KS is strongly conservative.
Kearny County, Kansas is very conservative.
Garden City Metro Area is strongly 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.
Lakin, 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 Lakin, KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1 contributions totaling $2,000 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $2,000 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 31 contributions totaling $8,393 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $271 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)