Blaine Township in Smith County, Kansas is a small rural area located in the state’s northeast corner. While the township does not have many local political candidates to choose from, it does have several key issues that citizens feel strongly about. The main issue that many citizens would like addressed is the need for more funding for schools and infrastructure. Many of the roads are in disrepair and there is not enough money to adequately fund schools. This has led to a great deal of frustration among residents who want to see these areas improved. Additionally, environmental protection and conservation are important topics among Blaine Township's citizens as they strive to maintain its natural beauty. Locals also wish for increased economic development for businesses within the township, as this will provide better job opportunities for residents and stimulate growth overall. All of these topics are important ones that deserve attention from local politicians.
The political climate in Blaine township (Smith County), KS is strongly conservative.
Smith County, KS is very conservative. In Smith County, KS 15.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 82.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Smith county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 82.8% to 15.8%.
Smith county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Blaine township (Smith County), KS is strongly conservative.
Smith 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.
Blaine township (Smith 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 Blaine township (Smith County), KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 20 contributions totaling $610 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $31 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 40 contributions totaling $5,355 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $134 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)