Burr Oak Township in Doniphan County, Kansas is a rural area with a small population that is largely involved in agricultural pursuits. Politically, the township follows the general trend of most of Doniphan County with conservative policies and values. At present, there are no local political candidates running for office in Burr Oak Township, and the closest big city to the township, White Cloud, is located several miles away. The main issue facing residents of Burr Oak Township politically are those relating to property taxes, as well as issues relating to economic development and public safety. Residents tend to support candidates who will be fiscally responsible and promote economic growth in the area.
The political climate in Burr Oak township (Doniphan County), KS is very conservative.
Doniphan County, KS is very conservative. In Doniphan County, KS 18.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 80.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Doniphan county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 80.2% to 18.5%.
Doniphan county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Burr Oak township (Doniphan County), KS is very conservative.
Doniphan County, Kansas is very conservative.
St. Joseph 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.
Burr Oak township (Doniphan 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 Burr Oak township (Doniphan County), KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 20 contributions totaling $548 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $27 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 72 contributions totaling $8,582 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $119 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)