Located in Riley County, 66531 Riley, KS is a small town with a population of just under 500 people. The political atmosphere in the community is characterized by a dedication to progress and growth. Local political candidates focus their platforms on creating new job opportunities, improving infrastructure, and maintaining a strong sense of identity in the community. Education remains very important to the residents of this town as well, with many candidates pledging to further enhance educational offerings and resources for local students. In addition to these issues, Riley citizens also take pride in being informed about national politics and staying engaged in state government policy. While there may not be a large number of civil servants in 66531 Riley, KS, those that are present are truly passionate about bringing positive changes to their beloved hometown.
The political climate in Zip 66531 (Riley, KS) is leaning conservative.
Riley County, KS is leaning liberal. In Riley County, KS 50.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 46.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Riley county flipped Democratic, 50.7% to 46.1%.
Riley county flipped Democratic after voting Republican in the previous five Presidential elections.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 66531 (Riley, KS) is leaning conservative.
Riley, Kansas is leaning conservative.
Riley County, Kansas is leaning liberal.
Manhattan Metro Area is leaning 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.
Riley, Kansas: R R r R r d
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 66531 (Riley)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 41 contributions totaling $2,720 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $66 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 8 contributions totaling $675 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $84 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)