Medicine Lodge, KS is a small town located in Barber County. Despite its size, the politics of the area are of great importance to the residents. Every election cycle, local residents are encouraged to exercise their civic duty and cast their vote for the candidates that best represent their interests. This year, a variety of candidates are running for different positions, from city councilmember to mayor. Residents have a wide variety of political backgrounds and ideas, which they can use to inform their decision-making at the polls. Ultimately, it will be up to each individual voter to decide who deserves their support and trust when it comes time to cast their ballot. The local elections reflect the values held dear by Medicine Lodge residents: respect for others' perspectives, a commitment to responsible governance, and an appreciation for healthy debate.
The political climate in Zip 67104 (Medicine Lodge, KS) is very conservative.
Barber County, KS is very conservative. In Barber County, KS 12.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 86.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Barber county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 86.0% to 12.4%.
Barber county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 67104 (Medicine Lodge, KS) is very conservative.
Medicine Lodge, Kansas is very conservative.
Barber 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.
Medicine Lodge, 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 67104 (Medicine Lodge)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 12 contributions totaling $520 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $43 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 20 contributions totaling $6,351 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $318 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)