Concordia, KS is a small town in the central part of Kansas with a population of just over 5000 people. Despite its size, there are still many active political processes and candidates in the area. Every two years, local office holders are elected to represent Concordia on the county and state level. The offices that these candidates typically compete for include mayor, city council members, county commissioner, and judges. These candidates are generally focused on bringing improvements to their communities in terms of economic development and improving public services such as road maintenance, safety measures, and recreational projects. Additionally, various political parties in Concordia can be found hosting events throughout the year to discuss important issues that pertain to local residents. Overall, politics play an important role in decision-making processes in Concordia and serve as an integral part of the community's identity.
The political climate in Concordia, KS is strongly conservative.
Cloud County, KS is very conservative. In Cloud County, KS 21.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 76.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cloud county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 76.0% to 21.6%.
Cloud county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Concordia, KS is strongly conservative.
Cloud County, Kansas is very 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.
Concordia, 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 if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. 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 Concordia, KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 61 contributions totaling $19,861 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $326 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 83 contributions totaling $11,171 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $135 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)