Williamsburg Township, KS is an area that is rich in local politics. There are several town boards and committees that work together to ensure the well-being of the community. These groups include the Town Board, Planning Commission, Zoning Board of Appeals, and more. Each of these boards has a variety of members that are elected by the people of Williamsburg Township to serve their interests and help them make decisions about important matters like zoning regulations, public safety, and economic development. The residents of Williamsburg Township also have a voice in local politics through their representatives on the county commission. These commissioners work together to decide issues such as public health and housing initiatives for citizens in need. Additionally, local elections are held regularly to allow citizens to choose the candidates they feel will best represent their needs at the state level. This creates an environment where everyone's opinion can be taken into account when making decisions that affect the entire township.
The political climate in Williamsburg township, KS is very conservative.
Franklin County, KS is very conservative. In Franklin County, KS 29.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Franklin county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.0% to 29.6%.
Franklin county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Williamsburg township, KS is very conservative.
Franklin County, Kansas is very conservative.
Ottawa Metro Area 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.
Williamsburg 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 Williamsburg township, KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 46 contributions totaling $2,228 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $48 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 77 contributions totaling $3,368 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $44 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)