The small town of Olpe, KS is located in Lyon County and is home to a population of around 300 people. Despite its small size, politics are an important part of the community. The area is represented at the state level by Republican State Senator Richard Hilderbrand, as well as House Representatives Joe Seiwert and Ken Rahjes at the local district level. There are also several county and city committees that assist with issues such as zoning, public safety and infrastructure. All political decisions made by these members are discussed in public forums and voted on by the community members. Although Olpe is a small town, it sees a great deal of political activity from its residents who want to ensure their voices are heard.
The political climate in Olpe, KS is moderately conservative.
Lyon County, KS is somewhat conservative. In Lyon County, KS 43.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 53.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lyon county remained strongly Republican, 53.7% to 43.1%.
Lyon county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Olpe, KS is moderately conservative.
Lyon County, Kansas is somewhat conservative.
Emporia Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Olpe, 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 Olpe, KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 18 contributions totaling $782 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $43 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2 contributions totaling $350 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $175 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)