The small town of Alden, KS (zip code 67512) is a tight-knit community with a population of roughly 447 people. Unlike larger cities or even smaller towns, the politics in Alden are much more localized and grassroots. Residents take great pride in their local government and local politicians, as well as community events such as county fairs and Fourth of July parades. Local political candidates often rely on word-of-mouth campaigns to connect with constituents, and there is an overall sense of civic engagement among the citizens of Alden. People are passionate about their hometown and want it to thrive; this means they vote for candidates who will best serve the town's needs and ensure its growth.
The political climate in Zip 67512 (Alden, KS) is very conservative.
Rice County, KS is very conservative. In Rice County, KS 22.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 75.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Rice county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 75.5% to 22.3%.
Rice county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 67512 (Alden, KS) is very conservative.
Alden, Kansas is very conservative.
Rice County, Kansas 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.
Alden, 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 zip 67512 (Alden)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2 contributions totaling $892 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $446 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)