Clark, KS County is an important political center in the state of Kansas. The county includes a strong mix of conservative and liberal viewpoints that are represented in the voting booths during election season. Every year, local citizens come out to cast their vote for candidates for the office of County Commissioner, State Representative, and US Congressperson. Candidates range from well-known incumbents to newcomers making their mark on the political landscape in Clark. While debates often get heated at public forums held by local organizations, residents ultimately have their say about who will be elected to represent them in government offices. Along with these elections, Clark also holds town hall meetings and other events intended to engage citizens with their government representatives and ensure that their voices are heard on issues facing the community.
The political climate in Clark County, KS is very conservative.
In Clark County, KS 13.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 84.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Clark county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 84.7% to 13.4%.
Clark county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Clark 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.
Clark, 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 Clark County, KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 13 contributions totaling $1,225 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $94 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 57 contributions totaling $44,550 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $782 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)