Shiley, KS is a small town located in the Midwest. It has a vibrant community of people that are proud of their hometown and take an active role in the political process. The local government is composed of an elected mayor and five members of the City Council. Each member is elected to specific terms, providing stability and continuity to the decision-making process. Every two years, during municipal elections, local residents are able to elect their representatives for various offices. These offices range from Mayor to City Council members and also include other important roles such as County Commissioner or District Attorney. Throughout the year, citizens have opportunities to attend meetings and forums where these political candidates present their platforms and ideas on how best to serve Shiley’s population. While some issues are debated more than others, all decisions made by elected officials directly affect the quality of life for everyone in Shiley.
The political climate in Shiley, KS is strongly conservative.
Pawnee County, KS is very conservative. In Pawnee County, KS 23.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 74.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Pawnee county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 74.7% to 23.5%.
Pawnee county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Shiley, KS is strongly conservative.
Pawnee 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.
Shiley, 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 Shiley, 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 1 contributions totaling $93 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $93 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)