South Seward, KS is a small town that has been around since the early 1900s. It is home to a thriving agricultural community and many local businesses. Politically speaking, the town has strong conservative leanings and values. The mayor of South Seward is an active member in the Republican party and the majority of local representatives are also Republicans. Each election year sees a robust discussion amongst voters about the issues facing their town, and many of these issues tend to be centered around economic development and education. Local candidates from both parties come out to speak directly with citizens about their platforms and visions for South Seward's future. In recent years, there has been an effort by more progressive candidates to make sure that all voices are heard in this important political process.
The political climate in South Seward, KS is very conservative.
Stafford County, KS is very conservative. In Stafford County, KS 17.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 80.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Stafford county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 80.9% to 17.6%.
Stafford county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
South Seward, KS is very conservative.
Stafford 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.
South Seward, 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 South Seward, KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4 contributions totaling $525 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $131 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 23 contributions totaling $7,319 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $318 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)