Sharon Springs, KS is a small town located in Wallace County with a population of approximately 500 people. The town has a long history of being politically active and engaged with local issues. The Sharon Springs City Council is comprised of five elected members who make decisions for the community. Elections are held every two years and the public is encouraged to get involved and participate in the political process. The city also has an active mayor’s office which works closely with city council to ensure that all citizens have access to the resources they need to thrive. Local politicians often hold town halls and other meetings so that they can stay connected to their constituents and address any issues or concerns that may arise. It’s important for people living in Sharon Springs to take part in local politics, as doing so helps ensure that their voice is heard when it comes to making important decisions that affect the community as a whole.
The political climate in Sharon Springs, KS is strongly conservative.
Wallace County, KS is very conservative. In Wallace County, KS 5.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 93.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Wallace county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 93.3% to 5.3%.
Wallace county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Sharon Springs, KS is strongly conservative.
Wallace 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.
Sharon Springs, 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 Sharon Springs, 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 15 contributions totaling $3,697 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $246 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)