Fort Riley, KS, is a small city located in the state of Kansas with a population of 6,642. It is home to many hardworking residents and has a strong local economy that continues to grow. However, the politics in Fort Riley are often contentious as the city tends to be a battleground for different political ideologies. During elections, local political candidates often make their mark by representing their values and ideas on issues such as taxes, education, jobs and healthcare. Each candidate seeks to make an impact on the community by offering up solutions that they believe will better serve its citizens. Ultimately, it is up to voters in Fort Riley to decide who they think best represents their interests and views on important matters.
The political climate in Zip 66442 (Fort Riley, KS) is leaning conservative.
Geary County, KS is somewhat conservative. In Geary County, KS 41.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 55.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Geary county remained strongly Republican, 55.4% to 41.5%.
Geary county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 66442 (Fort Riley, KS) is leaning conservative.
Fort Riley, Kansas is leaning conservative.
Geary County, Kansas is somewhat 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.
Fort Riley, 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 66442 (Fort Riley)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 16 contributions totaling $247 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $15 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 11 contributions totaling $320 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $29 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)