Solomon Rapids, KS is a small town with a wide range of people and views on politics. The local political scene has been dominated by conservative views, but there are growing numbers of progressive voices as well. In recent years, the mayor has worked hard to ensure that all residents feel heard on key issues affecting the community, such as infrastructure development and economic growth. There is an active city council whose members strive to work together to hear all sides of major topics and make decisions that benefit the entire town. Although Solomon Rapids may not be a hotbed of political activity, local elections often draw great interest from the community and intense debates between candidates running for office. Residents have also become more engaged in national conversations about politics in recent years and are increasingly passionate about their beliefs.
The political climate in Solomon Rapids, KS is strongly conservative.
Mitchell County, KS is very conservative. In Mitchell County, KS 18.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 80.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Mitchell county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 80.7% to 18.0%.
Mitchell county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Solomon Rapids, KS is strongly conservative.
Mitchell 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.
Solomon Rapids, 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 Solomon Rapids, KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 148 contributions totaling $11,044 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $75 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 60 contributions totaling $10,060 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $168 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)