In 66743 Girard, KS, politics are largely driven by the local interest of the citizens. The main issues on the political agenda are often related to economic development, educational access, and social services. It is important that local political candidates make an effort to get to know their constituents and understand their needs. They also need to be willing to put forth innovative solutions that address the current problems in the community. By engaging with residents and businesses in the area, candidates can gain a better understanding of what matters most to people living in 66743 Girard, KS. By taking on a prominent role within the community and actively advocating for the interests of its members, these political candidates can make meaningful contributions towards improving life in 66743 Girard, KS.
The political climate in Zip 66743 (Girard, KS) is moderately conservative.
Crawford County, KS is moderately conservative. In Crawford County, KS 37.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 60.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Crawford county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 60.1% to 37.0%.
Crawford county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 66743 (Girard, KS) is moderately conservative.
Girard, Kansas is moderately conservative.
Crawford County, Kansas is moderately conservative.
Pittsburg Metro Area is moderately 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.
Girard, Kansas: r r d 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 66743 (Girard)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 123 contributions totaling $23,090 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $188 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 27 contributions totaling $2,719 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $101 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)