The politics of Wamego Township, KS are shaped by the values and beliefs of the local community. The town is governed by a mayor and five aldermen that are elected every two years. It has been an important part of its history that local citizens have been actively engaged in the political process through initiatives like voter registration drives and other forms of advocacy. There are many organizations and individuals within Wamego Township dedicated to improving the quality of life for its citizens, such as the Wamego Community Development Corporation which seeks to bring economic development projects to the area. In addition, numerous grassroots campaigns have been successful in raising awareness about social justice issues such as racial profiling, police brutality and poverty. These efforts demonstrate a dedication to making sure that everyone in Wamego Township has their voices heard and can be active participants in shaping their own future.
The political climate in Wamego township, KS is strongly conservative.
Pottawatomie County, KS is very conservative. In Pottawatomie County, KS 25.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 72.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Pottawatomie county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 72.2% to 25.3%.
Pottawatomie county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Wamego township, KS is strongly conservative.
Pottawatomie County, Kansas is very conservative.
Manhattan 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.
Wamego 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 Wamego township, KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 558 contributions totaling $39,430 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $71 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 182 contributions totaling $96,812 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $532 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)