Perry, KS is located in Jefferson County and is home to a vibrant community of just over 1,000 people. The town has a long history of civic engagement, with residents often taking part in local elections and forums to discuss important issues facing the community. Local politics in Perry are dominated by the two main parties: Democrats and Republicans. These two parties have fiercely contested for local office seats, with candidates representing both sides bringing their varying perspectives to the table. In recent years, there has been an increased focus on education and economic development in Perry and these topics are often at the heart of local political debates. Residents take pride in their town's democratic process and actively participate in the decision making process for matters that affect their future.
The political climate in Perry, KS is strongly conservative.
Jefferson County, KS is very conservative. In Jefferson County, KS 32.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 64.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Jefferson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 64.8% to 32.7%.
Jefferson county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Perry, KS is strongly conservative.
Jefferson County, Kansas is very conservative.
Topeka Metro Area is leaning 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.
Perry, 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 Perry, KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 34 contributions totaling $2,885 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $85 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 7 contributions totaling $1,350 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $193 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)