Howard, KS is a small town located in the heart of the Great Plains. With its population of around 1,000 people, it has seen its share of political issues over the years. While the town has never had any local political candidates running for office, they do have representation at all levels of government. Local residents are active in their state and national politics and are always eager to ensure their voices are heard. Additionally, many locals volunteer and donate to various causes in order to promote better living standards in their hometown. Despite its small size, Howard plays an important role in Kansas politics and is a valued part of the community.
The political climate in Zip 67349 (Howard, KS) is very conservative.
Elk County, KS is very conservative. In Elk County, KS 14.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 83.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Elk county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 83.8% to 14.3%.
Elk county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 67349 (Howard, KS) is very conservative.
Howard, Kansas is very conservative.
Elk 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.
Howard, 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 67349 (Howard)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 6 contributions totaling $630 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $105 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)