Sterling, KS, with the zip code 67579, is a small town located in Rice County. It has a rich history and culture that its residents are proud to be a part of. The community prides itself on its small-town atmosphere and the friendliness of its locals. Politically speaking, Sterling is known as a conservative stronghold in Kansas with most of its residents voting for Republican candidates in local and national elections. In recent years, however, there has been an increase in support for third-party candidates as well as Democrats who have resonated with voters in the area. The town takes part in local elections such as school board members and county offices like Sheriff and County Clerk. Residents of Sterling take their voting responsibilities seriously and strive to make sure their elected officials represent their best interests.
The political climate in Zip 67579 (Sterling, KS) is very conservative.
Rice County, KS is very conservative. In Rice County, KS 22.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 75.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Rice county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 75.5% to 22.3%.
Rice county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 67579 (Sterling, KS) is very conservative.
Sterling, Kansas is very conservative.
Rice 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.
Sterling, 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 67579 (Sterling)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 12 contributions totaling $15,067 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $1,256 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 59 contributions totaling $5,406 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $92 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)