Barber, KS County has a thriving political environment with a wide variety of candidates and policy interests. The county is home to dozens of local organizations devoted to the support of progressive causes and public service initiatives. At the state and national level, Barber also plays host to several representatives who have a long record of success in government affairs. Each year, citizens flock to the polls for elections ranging from city council races to presidential races, ensuring that their voice is heard and their needs are recognized. Barber County activists work tirelessly to ensure that all voices are heard and policy makers understand the nuances of their district's varied communities. A commitment to open dialogue between elected officials and the people they represent has resulted in positive changes for residents throughout this vibrant Kansas county.
The political climate in Barber County, KS is very conservative.
In Barber County, KS 12.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 86.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Barber county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 86.0% to 12.4%.
Barber county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Barber 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.
Barber, 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 Barber County, KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 48 contributions totaling $3,112 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $65 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 63 contributions totaling $9,339 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $148 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)