Norton County is an area with strong political views and a long history of local politics. The county holds a variety of elections for offices like Sheriff, Commissioner, Clerk, Treasurer and more. These elections are held through both primary and general elections, with the results helping to decide who makes decisions on behalf of the county. Many residents of Norton County take part in these elections by either voting or running for office themselves. It is common to see debates being held between candidates during election cycles as well as other forms of campaigning. In addition to the local elections, Norton County residents also take part in state and federal level politics by voting in important national races such as president and senator. No matter what their political views may be, it is clear that Norton County residents care deeply about how their government works at all levels and strive to make sure their voices are heard.
The political climate in Norton County, KS is very conservative.
In Norton County, KS 15.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 83.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Norton county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 83.1% to 15.1%.
Norton county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Norton 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.
Norton, 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 Norton County, KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 27 contributions totaling $1,173 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $43 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 287 contributions totaling $26,874 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $94 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)