Albion Township, part of Barton County in Kansas, is an area with a strong sense of community and pride. The township's government is made up of dedicated members with a long history of serving the community. Local elections are held every two years, when residents have the opportunity to select their representatives on the Albion Township Board. Community members take part in debates about controversial issues on topics such as taxation, public safety, and education. Residents also have the chance to be involved in helping shape local policy through active participation in neighborhood councils and other civic organizations. Through these activities, local citizens can make sure their voices are heard and that their ideas are taken into consideration during policy making decisions.
The political climate in Albion township (Barton County), KS is very conservative.
Barton County, KS is very conservative. In Barton County, KS 21.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 77.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Barton county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 77.2% to 21.0%.
Barton county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Albion township (Barton County), KS is very conservative.
Barton County, Kansas is very conservative.
Great Bend 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.
Albion township (Barton County), 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 Albion township (Barton County), KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 14 contributions totaling $6,080 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $434 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 40 contributions totaling $6,835 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $171 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)