Raymond, KS is a small town located in the heart of Kansas. As with many towns, Raymond has a local government that is involved in the day-to-day operations and politics of the community. The town is governed by a mayor and four council members, who are elected to their positions every two years. They work together to determine policy and pass legislation that affects everyone living in Raymond. These leaders also have important roles in overseeing local services such as fire protection, police department, road maintenance, public works, parks and recreation, and libraries. Additionally, the town holds public meetings throughout the year where citizens can attend and discuss any issue they feel passionate about or voice their opinion on any proposed action or policy being discussed. Through various initiatives and programs organized by the local government, Raymond strives to create an inviting place for people to live that promotes education, economic growth, safety, and quality of life for all its residents.
The political climate in Raymond, KS is very conservative.
Rice County, KS is very conservative. In Rice County, KS 22.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 75.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Rice county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 75.5% to 22.3%.
Rice county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Raymond, KS is very conservative.
Rice 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.
Raymond, 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 Raymond, KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 70 contributions totaling $4,467 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $64 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)