Sterling, Kansas is a small rural town located in the northeastern part of the state. The town has a rich history and culture that has been shaped by generations of families living in the area. Politically, Sterling leans toward conservative values with an emphasis on limited government and fiscal responsibility. Many residents participate in local elections and often vote for candidates who reflect their own values and beliefs. In recent years, the community has seen more candidates running for office that reflect progressive views as well, making sure there is always an open debate about issues that affect Sterling’s citizens. In addition to local elections, Sterling also takes part in county-level politics and contributes to state-wide political campaigns as well. Overall, Sterling is a vibrant community with passionate citizens who care deeply about their town’s politics.
The political climate in Sterling, KS is strongly conservative.
Rice County, KS is very conservative. In Rice County, KS 22.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 75.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Rice county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 75.5% to 22.3%.
Rice county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Sterling, KS is strongly conservative.
Rice 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.
Sterling, 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 Sterling, KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 12 contributions totaling $15,067 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $1,256 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 59 contributions totaling $5,406 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $92 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)