Colby, KS is a small town in the western part of the state with a population of 5,400 residents. It has a strong sense of community and many organizations that are actively involved in local politics. The city government consists of a mayor and five commissioners who serve as the governing body for Colby. They are responsible for setting local policies and making decisions on behalf of their constituents. The mayor is also responsible for appointing citizens to various boards and commissions such as the planning commission, public safety commission, parks and recreation board, etc. Colby also works closely with neighboring cities in order to support regional initiatives. Elected officials from each city work together on issues such as economic development, infrastructure improvements, public safety initiatives and environmental protection. Every two years citizens have the opportunity to cast their vote for candidates running for these positions in order to help ensure that their voices are reflected in local politics.
The political climate in Zip 67701 (Colby, KS) is strongly conservative.
Thomas County, KS is very conservative. In Thomas County, KS 16.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 82.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Thomas county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 82.2% to 16.4%.
Thomas county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 67701 (Colby, KS) is strongly conservative.
Colby, Kansas is strongly conservative.
Thomas 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.
Colby, 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 67701 (Colby)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 73 contributions totaling $6,685 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $92 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 92 contributions totaling $12,374 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $135 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)