Kiowa, KS County is located in south-central Kansas and has a strong political presence. The county offers multiple venues for residents to stay involved in local politics. Local town halls offer an opportunity for citizens to engage with elected officials, ask questions, and express their opinions on important issues. In addition, the Kiowa County Board of Commissioners meets regularly to discuss pressing matters such as budgets, taxes, and zoning regulations. The county also holds elections every two years for county offices like sheriff and district attorney. Political debates are held throughout the year with candidates from both major parties so that residents can have a direct impact on who represents them in office. Allowing residents to voice their opinions ensures that the best interests of everyone in Kiowa County are taken into account when decisions about its future are made.
The political climate in Kiowa County, KS is very conservative.
In Kiowa County, KS 13.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 84.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Kiowa county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 84.1% to 13.4%.
Kiowa county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Kiowa 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.
Kiowa, 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 Kiowa County, KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 12 contributions totaling $681 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $57 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 29 contributions totaling $8,401 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $290 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)