Smolan, KS is small city located in central Kansas. Despite its size, the town has a thriving political landscape that is shaped by its diverse and engaged population. Local government is established through Town Council meetings. At these meetings, citizens can voice their opinion on important issues facing the town and local representatives can discuss solutions and provide updates on projects and initiatives. In addition to the Town Council, Smolan also holds elections for various local offices such as mayor, sheriff, fire chief, and city clerk. Candidates come from a variety of backgrounds and are selected based on their experience, dedication to service, and commitment to improving the quality of life for all Smolan residents. The political system in Smolan ensures that everyone's voice is heard by providing effective representation at all levels of government.
The political climate in Smolan, KS is strongly conservative.
Saline County, KS is strongly conservative. In Saline County, KS 33.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Saline county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.8% to 33.4%.
Saline county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Smolan, KS is strongly conservative.
Saline County, Kansas is strongly conservative.
Salina 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.
Smolan, 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 Smolan, KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 125 contributions totaling $41,013 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $328 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 71 contributions totaling $5,313 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $75 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)