Palmyra, KS is a small rural town located in Southwest Kansas. Although the population of Palmyra is relatively small, it has an active and vibrant local government. Local political candidates regularly seek office to serve the community, and their campaigns tend to focus on important issues such as infrastructure, education, public safety, and economic growth. Palmyra residents have a tradition of active engagement with their elected officials and are passionate about the future of their community. Town hall meetings offer residents the opportunity to hear from local politicians directly and make their voices heard. As a result of this enthusiasm from Palmyra's residents, local politics in the area are often lively and engaging affairs.
The political climate in Palmyra, KS is somewhat liberal.
Douglas County, KS is very liberal. In Douglas County, KS 68.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 28.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Douglas county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 68.0% to 28.8%.
Douglas county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Palmyra, KS is somewhat liberal.
Douglas County, Kansas is very liberal.
Lawrence Metro Area is very liberal.
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.
Palmyra, Kansas: d D D D D D
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 Palmyra, KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,429 contributions totaling $231,809 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $95 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 218 contributions totaling $134,758 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $618 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)