Cedar Township is located in Smith County, Kansas and is an important part of the state. The politics of Cedar Township are largely determined by the local government, which is made up of elected officials representing their respective constituents. This includes a mayor, three city council members, and other various county representatives. In local elections, voters have the opportunity to choose from a variety of candidates that are running for office in the township. Local issues such as zoning laws, tax increases, and public safety often come into play during these elections. In addition to these local races, residents of Cedar Township also have the chance to vote on larger State and National political issues that may affect their community directly or indirectly. By exercising their right to vote in all elections, Cedar Township citizens can help ensure that their voices are heard and taken seriously when it comes to policy decisions that will shape the future direction of their town.
The political climate in Cedar township, 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
Cedar township, 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.
Cedar 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 Cedar township, KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6 contributions totaling $2,500 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $417 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2 contributions totaling $200 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $100 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)