Weskan Township, KS is a small rural community located in Wallace County. It has a total area of 24.2 square miles and is home to about 550 people. Its local politics are mainly focused on issues such as taxation, infrastructure, education, and economic development. Local candidates for office are often dedicated to representing the community's interests and advocating for its best interests in government policy-making decisions. Candidates typically focus on providing resources to promote the town’s economy by bringing in new businesses, investments, or jobs while ensuring residents still have access to quality services and infrastructure like roads, schools, healthcare facilities, and more. They also prioritize public safety initiatives through enhancing law enforcement presence and making sure that the town is adequately prepared for natural disasters. Additionally, local political candidates strive to provide their constituents with transparent communication about important topics so that voter voices can be heard throughout the community decision-making process.
The political climate in Weskan township, KS is very conservative.
Wallace County, KS is very conservative. In Wallace County, KS 5.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 93.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Wallace county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 93.3% to 5.3%.
Wallace county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Weskan township, KS is very conservative.
Wallace 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.
Weskan 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 Weskan township, KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4 contributions totaling $100 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $25 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 21 contributions totaling $3,897 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $186 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)