The small town of Oketo, Kansas is home to a diverse population that is heavily involved in local politics. The township is proud to have an active city council that meets regularly to discuss the many issues impacting the community. In addition, regular town hall meetings are held to allow residents the opportunity to get involved and provide feedback on current issues. Local elections are held every two years for mayor and four city council positions, with candidates offering residents their views on important issues such as public safety, infrastructure improvements, economic development, and environmental protection. The residents of Oketo take great pride in having a say in how their community is run and strive to ensure their voice is heard when it comes to matters that affect them directly.
The political climate in Oketo township, KS is very conservative.
Marshall County, KS is very conservative. In Marshall County, KS 24.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 72.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Marshall county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 72.9% to 24.6%.
Marshall county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Oketo township, KS is very conservative.
Marshall 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.
Oketo 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 Oketo township, KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 77 contributions totaling $12,905 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $168 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 64 contributions totaling $7,625 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $119 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)