Politics in Plains, KS are mainly focused on local issues. Most of the representatives are dedicated to making sure that their constituents have access to necessary resources such as healthcare, education, and infrastructure. They strive to create an environment where businesses can thrive and citizens can work without fear. Additionally, many of the representatives are committed to protecting the rights of minorities and defending against any laws that would threaten those rights. They work hard to ensure that Plains remains a safe place for all its residents. Furthermore, the political parties in Plains are fairly evenly represented which allows for more balanced debates when it comes to policy making.
The political climate in Plains, KS is strongly conservative.
Meade County, KS is very conservative. In Meade County, KS 14.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 83.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Meade county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 83.5% to 14.4%.
Meade county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Plains, KS is strongly conservative.
Meade 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.
Plains, 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 Plains, KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 20 contributions totaling $4,944 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $247 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 24 contributions totaling $16,642 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $693 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)