Oskaloosa Township is a small community located in Kansas. It has a rich history and strong sense of community pride. The local political environment is active, with numerous elected officials serving the township's interests. The Oskaloosa Board of Trustees is made up of five members who serve four-year terms and are responsible for enacting local ordinances and establishing policies that affect residents and businesses. The board also appoints various committees to address issues such as utilities, public safety, roads, and parks and recreation. Additionally, Oskaloosa citizens are represented by their state representatives in Topeka and on the county commission. Through their hard work these elected officials strive to keep Oskaloosa Township safe, civil, and prosperous for its residents.
The political climate in Oskaloosa township, KS is strongly conservative.
Jefferson County, KS is very conservative. In Jefferson County, KS 32.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 64.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Jefferson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 64.8% to 32.7%.
Jefferson county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Oskaloosa township, KS is strongly conservative.
Jefferson County, Kansas is very conservative.
Topeka 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.
Oskaloosa 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 Oskaloosa township, KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 77 contributions totaling $2,982 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $39 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 49 contributions totaling $3,538 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $72 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)