Manhattan township is located in the heart of Riley county, Kansas. The township is home to a diverse population that takes part in many local politics initiatives. Residents in Manhattan take pride in their township and often participate in local government elections and other activities. Each election cycle, residents have the opportunity to cast their votes for township trustees, road district supervisors, township clerks, and other elected positions. Additionally, there are many non-partisan organizations that participate in political events and initiatives throughout the year to promote political involvement within the community. Political discourse is an ever present part of Manhattan life as members of the community come together to discuss current issues facing the region. This engagement has led to an informed and active public who have continuously been involved in both local and regional decision making processes for years.
The political climate in Manhattan township, KS is leaning conservative.
Riley County, KS is leaning liberal. In Riley County, KS 50.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 46.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Riley county flipped Democratic, 50.7% to 46.1%.
Riley county flipped Democratic after voting Republican in the previous five Presidential elections.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Manhattan township, KS is leaning conservative.
Riley County, Kansas is leaning liberal.
Manhattan 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.
Manhattan township, Kansas: R R r R r d
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 Manhattan township, KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,961 contributions totaling $232,488 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $79 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 806 contributions totaling $221,179 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $274 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)