Gridley, KS is a rural municipality in Lyon County, Kansas. It is a small community with an estimated population of only 550 people. Politically, the town leans conservatively as most of Kansas does. Since it's a small town, there are no local political candidates running for office; however, the local residents regularly vote in state and national elections. The people of Gridley prioritize issues such as healthcare, education, public safety, and local infrastructure when they go to the polls on election day. In addition to voting for candidates from both main parties, many of the citizens are also registered independents who cast their ballots for whichever candidate they believe will best represent their values and interests. Regardless of party affiliation or independent status, the citizens of Gridley strive to make informed decisions when it comes to politics in order to ensure that their voices are heard and represented at all levels of government.
The political climate in Zip 66852 (Gridley, KS) is very conservative.
Coffey County, KS is very conservative. In Coffey County, KS 21.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 76.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Coffey county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 76.4% to 21.1%.
Coffey county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 66852 (Gridley, KS) is very conservative.
Gridley, Kansas is very conservative.
Coffey 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.
Gridley, 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 66852 (Gridley)
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 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)