The politics in the Dodge City, KS Metro Area are vibrant and active. Several local political organizations are actively engaged in campaigning and sponsoring events for the community. The area is home to multiple candidates running for a variety of offices, such as mayor, city council, school board, and more. These candidates come from a wide range of backgrounds and ideologies to serve all parts of the community. There is also a strong spirit of civic engagement in the area, with multiple initiatives underway that seek to make sure every voice is heard. These efforts include outreach programs that reach out to marginalized communities such as immigrants and minorities. All these activities help promote an environment of open dialogue where everyone’s opinion counts.
The political climate in Dodge City Metro Area is very conservative.
In Dodge City Metro Area 33.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Dodge City metro area remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.1% to 33.1%.
The Dodge City metro area voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Dodge City 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.
Dodge City, 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 Dodge City Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 355 contributions totaling $38,655 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $109 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 358 contributions totaling $92,833 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $259 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)