Canton township (McPherson Cnty), KS is a small rural community located in central Kansas. It is governed by township trustees and an assigned clerk, who are all elected officials. Elections are held every four years for these positions, with the most recent election occurring in November 2018. Local political candidates typically have strong ties to the community, either through family or their own personal involvement in local events and organizations. The trustees and clerk are responsible for running the day-to-day operations of the township, such as managing budgets, developing policies, responding to complaints from citizens and creating a safe environment for residents. They also provide oversight for road maintenance projects, oversee infrastructure development and work to improve public water systems. Additionally, they strive to keep taxes low while providing adequate services to residents and businesses. Canton Township (McPherson Cnty), KS is proud of its commitment to fostering a vibrant economy and maintaining a strong sense of community among its citizens.
The political climate in Canton township, KS is strongly conservative.
McPherson County, KS is very conservative. In McPherson County, KS 28.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, McPherson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.0% to 28.6%.
McPherson county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Canton township, KS is strongly conservative.
McPherson County, Kansas is very conservative.
McPherson 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.
Canton township, 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 Canton township, KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 318 contributions totaling $2,642 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $8 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 65 contributions totaling $11,851 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $182 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)