Politics in Center Township (Rawlins County), KS, are largely focused on local issues that affect the township and its residents. The local government is made up of elected officials who represent the interests of the people and strive to make decisions that will benefit their constituents. Currently, the mayor of Center Township is Asa Andrews, and the town council consists of five members. These officials work together to pass regulations on matters such as taxation, zoning, development, and public safety initiatives. Community meetings are held regularly where citizens can come voice their opinions and stay informed on how their representatives are voting for or against certain measures. In recent years there have been a few controversial issues that have brought up heated debates between different factions in the community. For example, proposals to increase taxes or change zoning laws can be met with strong opposition from those who feel they would be adversely affected by any changes. Ultimately however, it is up to the elected officials to listen to both sides of these debates and then decide what is best for everyone in Center Township (Rawlins County), KS.
The political climate in Center township (Rawlins County), KS is strongly conservative.
Rawlins County, KS is very conservative. In Rawlins County, KS 14.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 83.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Rawlins county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 83.8% to 14.2%.
Rawlins county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Center township (Rawlins County), KS is strongly conservative.
Rawlins 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.
Center township (Rawlins 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 Center township (Rawlins County), KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 117 contributions totaling $25,535 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $218 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 139 contributions totaling $21,826 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $157 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)