Benton Township in Hodgeman County, Kansas is known for its rural charm and close-knit community. Politically, the township is represented by state and local government officials who strive to create a sound environment for its citizens. At the state level, residents are represented by Representatives from the 110th District and Senators from the 32nd District in Topeka. At the local level, Benton Township is managed by a three-member Board of Supervisors with members being elected to four-year terms. The supervisors oversee all decisions made regarding property taxes, zoning regulations, road maintenance, budgeting for public services such as trash collection and emergency services, and planning for emergency management situations. Through their leadership, residents of Benton Township can rest assured that their interests will be championed in both state and local political arenas.
The political climate in Benton township (Hodgeman County), KS is strongly conservative.
Hodgeman County, KS is very conservative. In Hodgeman County, KS 14.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 83.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hodgeman county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 83.7% to 14.7%.
Hodgeman county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Benton township (Hodgeman County), KS is strongly conservative.
Hodgeman 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.
Benton township (Hodgeman 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 Benton township (Hodgeman County), KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 15 contributions totaling $1,079 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $72 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)