Russell Township, KS is a small community in the heart of Kansas. It is a largely rural area that has seen some growth in recent years, but mostly remains a quiet and peaceful town. While there are no local political candidates in the area, the people of Russell Township are still involved in politics and take great pride in making sure their voices are heard on both regional and national issues. The residents of Russell Township take an active role in their civic engagement by participating in local events and attending town hall meetings to express their thoughts on important political matters. With a strong sense of community spirit, citizens of Russell Township are committed to creating positive change for their town and beyond.
The political climate in Russell township, KS is strongly conservative.
Russell County, KS is very conservative. In Russell County, KS 17.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 80.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Russell county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 80.5% to 17.3%.
Russell county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Russell township, KS is strongly conservative.
Russell 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.
Russell 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 Russell township, KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 45 contributions totaling $2,838 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $63 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 97 contributions totaling $14,429 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $149 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)