Rossville Township is located in the rural state of Kansas and is home to a vibrant political landscape. The town is a small but engaged community, with residents taking an active role in local politics. Local political issues often focus on protecting the agricultural heritage of the area, increasing infrastructure investment, and fostering economic development in the township. Local candidates running for office regularly campaign on these topics and engage with constituents to discuss their views and plans for Rossville's future. Beyond local elections, Rossville Township also participates in state-level politics, with its residents voting for both major party candidates in statewide races. All of this contributes to a dynamic political culture where all voices can be heard and respected while still ensuring that Rossville Township's unique character remains intact.
The political climate in Rossville township, KS is somewhat conservative.
Shawnee County, KS is leaning liberal. In Shawnee County, KS 49.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 47.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Shawnee county flipped Democratic, 49.9% to 47.0%.
Shawnee county flipped Democratic after voting Republican in the previous five Presidential elections.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Rossville township, KS is somewhat conservative.
Shawnee County, Kansas is leaning liberal.
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.
Rossville 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 Rossville township, KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 52 contributions totaling $6,640 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $128 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 71 contributions totaling $47,575 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $670 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)