Ellis, KS County is located in the central region of Kansas and is home to a diverse population. It has a vibrant political landscape comprised of both local and state representatives. Locally, political candidates run for positions such as mayor, city councilman/woman, county commissioner, sheriff, district attorney, school board member, and other city or county offices. The candidates must strive to serve the needs of all citizens in the area by addressing key issues such as taxes, education funding, public safety, infrastructure improvements, job growth initiatives and healthcare access. Voters have the opportunity to select candidates who best represent their interests during elections. By taking part in the democratic process of our nation’s civic engagement system, Ellis County residents are able to ensure that their voices are heard.
The political climate in Ellis County, KS is very conservative.
In Ellis County, KS 27.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 70.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Ellis county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 70.4% to 27.0%.
Ellis county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Ellis County, KS is very conservative.
Hays 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.
Ellis, 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 Ellis County, KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 371 contributions totaling $54,846 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $148 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 451 contributions totaling $118,030 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $262 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)