Burlington township, KS is a small town located in the northeast part of Kansas. The town has a population of just over 1,000 and its government is run by a mayor and city council. The mayor and council are responsible for setting policies and administering services that make up the local government. They are also responsible for advocating for the needs of their constituents and maintaining public safety. Recently, the local political scene has seen significant changes with new candidates coming to the forefront in an effort to represent the town's residents. These candidates are focused on finding solutions to local issues such as economic development, infrastructure improvements, education reform, and other matters of importance to Burlington township citizens. Their platforms vary but all are focused on making sure that Burlington township continues on a prosperous path for years to come.
The political climate in Burlington township, KS is strongly conservative.
Coffey County, KS is very conservative. In Coffey County, KS 21.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 76.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Coffey county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 76.4% to 21.1%.
Coffey county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Burlington township, KS is strongly conservative.
Coffey 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.
Burlington township, 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 Burlington township, KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 11 contributions totaling $2,450 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $223 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 41 contributions totaling $4,105 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $100 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)