Belleville Township in Chautauqua County, Kansas is a rural area that has a unique political landscape. Belleville Township is governed by a board of Trustees, which consists of five elected officials. The board of trustees is responsible for enacting laws and regulations, setting policies and maintaining the financial stability of the township. Belleville Township also holds elections for local offices such as County Commissioner, Clerk-Treasurer, and Justice of the Peace every two years. Additionally, residents in the township are able to vote in state and federal elections for local officials such as Governors, Senators, and Representatives. In addition to these elected officials who represent Belleville Township on the state and federal level, there are many other local organizations that provide support to the community. These organizations include educational institutions like schools and libraries; charitable entities such as hospitals; economic development organizations; public works departments; utility companies; law enforcement agencies; fire departments; Waste Management Districts; special districts such as cemetery districts or sewer districts; county governments; and many more. These entities all work together to ensure that Belleville Township remains a safe and prosperous place for its residents to live.
The political climate in Belleville township (Chautauqua County), KS is strongly conservative.
Chautauqua County, KS is very conservative. In Chautauqua County, KS 12.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 85.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Chautauqua county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 85.3% to 12.9%.
Chautauqua county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Belleville township (Chautauqua County), KS is strongly conservative.
Chautauqua 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.
Belleville township (Chautauqua 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 Belleville township (Chautauqua County), KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 24 contributions totaling $654 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $27 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 26 contributions totaling $25,700 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $988 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)