Pratt, Kansas is a small city located in the south-central part of the state. It has a long history as an agricultural community, and has been home to many generations of hard-working people. The politics in Pratt have always tended toward a more conservative approach to government, with most citizens typically voting for candidates from the Republican Party. Local elections often feature several candidates from both major parties, as well as some independent candidates who are able to garner enough support to be included on the ballot. In recent years, political discourse in Pratt has been focussed primarily on issues related to economic development and job growth. Many citizens feel that there is still much progress to be made in order to ensure that the local economy remains strong and that all members of the community can benefit from it. Much of this work revolves around encouraging businesses to set up shop in Pratt and creating incentives for them to remain there for the long haul. As such, Pratt’s local political scene remains highly contested and closely watched by its residents.
The political climate in Pratt, KS is strongly conservative.
Pratt County, KS is very conservative. In Pratt County, KS 22.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 75.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Pratt county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 75.1% to 22.6%.
Pratt county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Pratt, KS is strongly conservative.
Pratt 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.
Pratt, 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 Pratt, KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 67 contributions totaling $4,513 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $67 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 119 contributions totaling $27,148 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $228 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)