Richmond, KS is a small city located in the northeast corner of Kansas, near the border with Nebraska. Its population is just over 2,000 people. Despite its size, Richmond has a vibrant political culture with numerous candidates vying for positions at the state level. Locally, candidates from both major parties have run for office over the years in order to represent their constituents and help shape policy for their community. The issues that come up during elections are often specific to Richmond or reflect broader national conversations about topics like healthcare reform and immigration. Regardless of their party affiliation, all candidates are expected to listen to their constituents and find ways to best serve the interests of Richmond and its residents.
The political climate in Richmond, KS is very conservative.
Franklin County, KS is very conservative. In Franklin County, KS 29.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Franklin county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.0% to 29.6%.
Franklin county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Richmond, KS is very conservative.
Franklin County, Kansas is very conservative.
Ottawa Metro Area 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.
Richmond, 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 Richmond, KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6 contributions totaling $162 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $27 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3 contributions totaling $651 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $217 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)