66088 Valley Falls, KS is a small but vibrant town, with a strong sense of community. The city is governed by the Mayor and 4 City Council members, who are all elected every 4 years. Politically, the town leans slightly Democratic, though there is ample representation from both parties. In times of local crisis or when making important legislative decisions, they come together to work towards the best interests of the residents. Local initiatives such as investing in community infrastructure and providing free access to internet have been championed by both political parties. All in all, politics in 66088 Valley Falls, KS are relatively civil and focused on providing better life for its citizens.
The political climate in Zip 66088 (Valley Falls, KS) is strongly conservative.
Jefferson County, KS is very conservative. In Jefferson County, KS 32.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 64.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Jefferson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 64.8% to 32.7%.
Jefferson county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 66088 (Valley Falls, KS) is strongly conservative.
Valley Falls, Kansas is strongly conservative.
Jefferson County, Kansas is very conservative.
Topeka 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.
Valley Falls, 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 66088 (Valley Falls)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 33 contributions totaling $804 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $24 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 6 contributions totaling $77 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $13 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)