Hamilton, KS County is a rural county located in the state of Kansas. It is an agricultural based region that is populated by a small yet diverse population. The local government consists of a three-member commission consisting of elected officials representing the county’s interests. The Commission works with other governmental entities in the area to help manage and oversee local ordinances and regulations. Politically, Hamilton County leans strongly towards conservative values, as indicated by its heavily Republican voting base in recent elections. Citizens from all walks of life are encouraged to get involved during election seasons by expressing their views and opinions at public forums and debates hosted locally. The Hamilton County Republican Party has been very successful in its efforts to promote candidates who best represent their constituents’ ideals and beliefs.
The political climate in Hamilton County, KS is very conservative.
In Hamilton County, KS 16.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 81.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hamilton county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 81.3% to 16.4%.
Hamilton county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Hamilton 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.
Hamilton, 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 Hamilton County, KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 13 contributions totaling $1,792 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $138 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)