The politics in the Great Bend, KS Metro Area are reflective of the city's values. The local government works to attract businesses and create jobs while also supporting existing business and striving to provide a safe environment for citizens. It is dedicated to providing quality services to the community, such as infrastructure improvements, public safety, parks and recreation facilities, and basic human services. The local political candidates are focused on representing the interests of residents in order to maintain an environment that meets the needs of all citizens. They strive to promote economic development in the area by encouraging investment from both public and private sources. Additionally, they work hard to ensure that all citizens have access to essential services like health care, education, transportation, public safety, etc.
The political climate in Great Bend Metro Area is very conservative.
In Great Bend Metro Area 21.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 77.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Great Bend metro area remained overwhelmingly Republican, 77.2% to 21.0%.
The Great Bend metro area voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Great Bend Metro Area is very conservative.
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.
Great Bend, 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 four elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Great Bend Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 260 contributions totaling $31,926 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $123 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 624 contributions totaling $271,174 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $435 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)