Miami, KS County is known for having a strong sense of community and political involvement. Local residents have been very engaged in the political process, making sure their voices are heard on important issues facing the county. The most recent election saw a number of local candidates putting forth their platforms and ideas for how to best serve the county's needs. Most notably was the race between incumbent Mayor Mary Anderson and challenger Robert Smith. Anderson won the election by a wide margin with her platform of improved infrastructure, an increased focus on public safety, and more resources for small businesses. Both candidates worked hard to engage voters and make sure their views were represented at the ballot box. Miami, KS County is committed to engaging its citizens in politics and providing a level playing field for everyone.
The political climate in Miami County, KS is very conservative.
In Miami County, KS 29.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Miami county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.4% to 29.2%.
Miami county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Miami County, KS is very conservative.
Kansas City Metro Area is leaning liberal.
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.
Miami, 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 Miami County, KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 455 contributions totaling $37,474 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $82 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 585 contributions totaling $239,465 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $409 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)