The small town of Gaylord, KS (population 67638) is located in the Midwestern region of the United States. The political landscape of the city is largely conservative and the local government tries to promote family values and traditional beliefs. The local political candidates are typically Republican Party members who are committed to promoting small business growth, bettering infrastructure, and increasing public safety. On a national level, Gaylord tends to lean more conservative as well with most residents voting for Republican presidential nominees in recent elections. There is also a strong sense of community spirit in Gaylord and many people come together for city events such as Fourth of July parades, farmers markets, and volunteer projects. Residents take pride in their city and try their best to keep it safe and prosperous for generations to come.
The political climate in Zip 67638 (Gaylord, KS) is very conservative.
Smith County, KS is very conservative. In Smith County, KS 15.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 82.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Smith county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 82.8% to 15.8%.
Smith county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 67638 (Gaylord, KS) is very conservative.
Gaylord, Kansas is very conservative.
Smith 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.
Gaylord, 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 67638 (Gaylord)
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 4 contributions totaling $450 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $113 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)