Swan, KS is a small town located in the south-eastern region of the state. Although it is relatively small, it still has a vibrant political system which plays an important role in the lives of its citizens. Swan boasts a strong local government that works to ensure the welfare and prosperity of its residents. The town has two main parties which help to shape its politics: the Democrats and Republicans. The current mayor of Swan is Republican candidate John Doe, who was elected in 2015. He works closely with both parties to ensure that laws are made fairly and justly for all citizens. Furthermore, there are several other candidates running for office this year in order to make sure that the town continues to grow and prosper. These candidates come from various backgrounds and have different views on how best to serve their constituents, making it an interesting race this election season. No matter who wins though, Swan's future looks bright!
The political climate in Swan, KS is strongly conservative.
Smith County, KS is very conservative. In Smith County, KS 15.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 82.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Smith county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 82.8% to 15.8%.
Smith county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Swan, KS is strongly conservative.
Smith 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.
Swan, 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 Swan, KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3 contributions totaling $1,250 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $417 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1 contributions totaling $100 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $100 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)