Graham, KS County is a small rural community located in northeast Kansas. The county is home to a population of approximately 8,000 people and covers an area of 535 square miles. Although the county is small, it has a vibrant political landscape with many local political candidates running for office. These candidates come from both parties and are committed to representing the community’s interests and advocating for progress. The county often hosts debates between the different candidates where locals can learn about their stances on important issues such as healthcare, education, public safety, and infrastructure improvements. It also votes in national elections to help decide who will be our country's next president. Graham County values strong and responsible governance that will ensure the future success of its citizens.
The political climate in Graham County, KS is very conservative.
In Graham County, KS 17.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 80.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Graham county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 80.8% to 17.1%.
Graham county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Graham 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.
Graham, 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 Graham County, KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 24 contributions totaling $516 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $22 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 24 contributions totaling $5,510 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $230 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)