Silver Lake Township, KS is a vibrant community that plays an important role in the state’s politics. The township is represented in local government by elected officials who are responsible for making crucial decisions that directly affect the lives of its citizens. These elected representatives come from all walks of life and have different backgrounds and ideologies, ensuring that all voices are heard within the political process. Local elections give residents the opportunity to weigh in on important issues such as budgeting, tax policies, and infrastructure investments. Local leaders are committed to promoting a positive environment and ensuring Silver Lake Township remains a safe and prosperous place for all its citizens.
The political climate in Silver Lake 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
Silver Lake 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.
Silver Lake 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 Silver Lake township, KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 133 contributions totaling $26,772 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $201 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 91 contributions totaling $19,716 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $217 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)