Swede Creek, KS is a small town nestled in the rolling hills of Kansas. The citizens of Swede Creek are proud to call this place home and take pride in their local politics. The town is represented by a Mayor and four City Council members who serve two-year terms and all decisions are made with the best interests of the community in mind. Residents have the opportunity to vote on important issues such as budgets, zoning ordinances, and other projects that will improve the quality of life for all citizens in Swede Creek. Local elections always draw high voter turnout among residents who care deeply about their community's future. Despite its small size, Swede Creek is an active participant in shaping political discourse at higher levels of government and strives to remain a strong contributor to Kansas politics.
The political climate in Swede Creek, KS is somewhat conservative.
Riley County, KS is leaning liberal. In Riley County, KS 50.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 46.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Riley county flipped Democratic, 50.7% to 46.1%.
Riley county flipped Democratic after voting Republican in the previous five Presidential elections.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Swede Creek, KS is somewhat conservative.
Riley County, Kansas is leaning liberal.
Manhattan Metro Area is leaning 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.
Swede Creek, Kansas: R R r R r d
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 Swede Creek, KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1 contributions totaling $14 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $14 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 43 contributions totaling $3,369 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $78 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)