Clay County, Kansas is located in the north-central region of the state and has a rich history of politics. While it does not have any major political candidates, citizens of Clay County are well aware of the importance of local government and take an active role in supporting their community. Through initiatives like local forums, town hall meetings, and volunteer opportunities, residents are kept informed on topics such as education, public safety, and economic development. As a result, the county is able to maintain strong bonds between its citizens which in turn helps foster an environment that encourages productive dialogue about issues facing the county.
The political climate in Clay County, KS is very conservative.
In Clay County, KS 21.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 76.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Clay county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 76.0% to 21.4%.
Clay county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Clay 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.
Clay, 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 Clay County, KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 100 contributions totaling $3,773 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $38 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 86 contributions totaling $15,542 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $181 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)