Rawlins County, KS is a small rural county located in the Midwest United States. The county has a strong sense of community and there is a great deal of pride among its residents. The politics in Rawlins County are quite conservative and more traditional than in other parts of the state or country. While there are no major political parties operating within the county, local elections often attract candidates from both sides of the political spectrum. However, most candidates tend to be independent, with views that focus on local issues like preserving agricultural land and promoting economic development. During election season, Rawlins County residents come together to debate important topics such as taxation, education and public safety. With their involvement in local politics, the citizens of Rawlins County have been able to shape their own future and continue to enjoy a high quality of life for generations to come.
The political climate in Rawlins County, KS is very conservative.
In Rawlins County, KS 14.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 83.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Rawlins county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 83.8% to 14.2%.
Rawlins county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Rawlins County, KS is very conservative.
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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.
Rawlins, 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 Rawlins County, KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 48 contributions totaling $21,917 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $457 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 62 contributions totaling $12,837 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $207 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)