The Salina, KS Metro Area is home to a vibrant political scene. A variety of political organizations and initiatives are active in the community, from local civic groups to larger regional movements. Residents of the area have access to a wide range of political resources in order to stay up-to-date on important issues. These include public meetings, forums, neighborhood groups, research centers, and media outlets dedicated to covering politics in the region. Salina is also home to a number of elected officials from both national and local parties. Local officials work hard to represent their constituents’ interests at the city and state levels, while national representatives focus on representing the region in Congress and other federal institutions. With so many different voices weighing in on local politics, Salina residents have ample opportunity to engage with their government and make their voices heard.
The political climate in Salina Metro Area is very conservative.
In Salina Metro Area 31.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Salina metro area remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.6% to 31.7%.
The Salina metro area voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Salina 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.
Salina, 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 Salina Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,080 contributions totaling $112,653 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $104 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 578 contributions totaling $248,680 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $430 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)