Lyons, KS is a small town located in Rice County. It is governed by a mayor and city council, who work together to ensure the city runs smoothly. The mayor and the city council members are elected by the citizens of Lyons. Every two years, the citizens of Lyons have an opportunity to make their voices heard and select the representatives who will lead them through local issues. These representatives are tasked with making decisions related to the budget, law enforcement, public utilities, infrastructure improvements, and much more that affects the citizens of Lyons every day. The election process allows for all citizens to have their say in how their community is shaped and managed. As such, it is important for those living in Lyons to stay informed on local political candidates and vote for those who they feel are capable of leading their town forward.
The political climate in Lyons, KS is strongly conservative.
Rice County, KS is very conservative. In Rice County, KS 22.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 75.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Rice county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 75.5% to 22.3%.
Rice county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Lyons, KS is strongly conservative.
Rice 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.
Lyons, 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 Lyons, KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2 contributions totaling $120 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $60 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 70 contributions totaling $10,156 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $145 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)