Ford County KS is a rural area that has seen its population remain relatively constant over the years. Politically, Ford County has been a traditionally conservative area and tends to vote for Republican candidates in both state and national elections. Over the past few years though, there have been some changes as more people move into the county from outside of Kansas. This influx of new residents has shifted the political landscape somewhat, with some Democrats gaining ground in recent elections. Local politics in Ford County are still largely dominated by Republicans, but there is certainly an increased number of progressive-minded voters who have their own agenda and who are more likely to lend their support to candidates from either party who share their views on issues like healthcare, education reform, and renewable energy.
The political climate in Ford County, KS is very conservative.
In Ford County, KS 33.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Ford county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.1% to 33.1%.
Ford county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Ford County, KS is very conservative.
Dodge City 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.
Ford, 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 Ford County, KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 355 contributions totaling $38,655 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $109 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 358 contributions totaling $92,833 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $259 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)