Big Creek Township in Ellis County, Kansas is known for its small-town charm and friendly atmosphere. Despite its rural setting, the area is fully engaged in political life. Local residents are closely involved with political issues that affect their lives, such as education funding and infrastructure development. During election season, residents can typically find local candidates campaigning door-to-door and attending events throughout the township. Residents also take part in local government by attending town hall meetings or voicing their opinions at public forums. The power of an informed electorate is evident here, and citizens take pride in their ability to shape the political landscape of Big Creek Township.
The political climate in Big Creek township (Ellis County), KS is strongly conservative.
Ellis County, KS is very conservative. In Ellis County, KS 27.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 70.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Ellis county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 70.4% to 27.0%.
Ellis county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Big Creek township (Ellis County), KS is strongly conservative.
Ellis County, Kansas is very conservative.
Hays 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.
Big Creek township (Ellis 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 Big Creek township (Ellis County), KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 358 contributions totaling $54,516 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $152 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 450 contributions totaling $117,780 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $262 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)