Larned, Kansas is a small town located in Pawnee County. It has a long history of being politically active and engaged in local politics. Residents have voted for local candidates and initiatives over the years, participating in the democratic process that shapes the future of their city. In recent years, the town has seen various new candidates for office come forward with different ideas about how to best serve their community. These candidates have been eager to create positive change in Larned through improved economic development, public services, infrastructure, and environmental protections. Regardless of which candidate is chosen at election time, they all bring with them unique perspectives and goals to move the community forward. Residents take pride in actively engaging in local politics and making their voices heard when it comes to determining who will represent their interests on the council or other positions of influence.
The political climate in Larned, KS is strongly conservative.
Pawnee County, KS is very conservative. In Pawnee County, KS 23.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 74.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Pawnee county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 74.7% to 23.5%.
Pawnee county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Larned, KS is strongly conservative.
Pawnee 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.
Larned, 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 Larned, KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 41 contributions totaling $3,970 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $97 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 22 contributions totaling $6,503 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $296 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)