Sherman, KS County is an area with a rich history and a thriving economy. The county has many small towns and cities scattered throughout, each of which has its own distinct identity. The politics of Sherman County are mainly driven by local community members who are passionate about their place in the county. There are several local political organizations that strive to engage citizens in the issues facing their community, from infrastructure improvements to economic development. With these organizations leading the charge, Sherman County residents have seen great progress on important matters such as job creation, public safety, and education initiatives over the past few years. Political candidates for local office often come from these organizations or from other civic-minded individuals who want to make Sherman County a better place for all of its citizens.
The political climate in Sherman County, KS is very conservative.
In Sherman County, KS 14.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 83.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Sherman county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 83.2% to 14.5%.
Sherman county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Sherman 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.
Sherman, 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 Sherman County, KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 26 contributions totaling $1,490 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $57 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 89 contributions totaling $15,640 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $176 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)