Larrabee, KS is a small rural town located in the Midwest. Although it may seem like an unlikely place for politics to take center stage, Larrabee has its own unique history with elections and local politicians. From long-serving mayors to state representatives, Larrabee's political landscape is made up of a diverse group of individuals who all work together for the betterment of their community. In recent years, issues such as healthcare access and education reform have been at the forefront of debates in Larrabee. Despite their differences, candidates from both parties have worked to ensure that residents’ needs are met by providing resources and services that help build a brighter future for everyone. This commitment has allowed Larrabee to remain an active participant in local politics despite its size and location away from major cities.
The political climate in Larrabee, KS is very conservative.
Gove County, KS is very conservative. In Gove County, KS 11.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 87.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Gove county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 87.8% to 11.3%.
Gove county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Larrabee, KS is very conservative.
Gove 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.
Larrabee, 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 Larrabee, KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 9 contributions totaling $310 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $34 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 139 contributions totaling $18,432 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $133 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)