Clear Creek Township (Ellsworth County) in Kansas is a relatively small area that has seen some political changes in recent years. The township is governed by an elected board of trustees, who are charged with making decisions on local issues such as taxation and public safety. During election years, residents of Clear Creek Township can cast their votes for the candidates of their choice to represent them at the county level. Recent elections have seen a surge in voter turnout due to the increased interest in local politics and the attention that is given to issues that affect Clear Creek Township specifically. Political debates are vibrant among the citizens and local organizations also often work together to advocate for change in the township. Residents strive to ensure their voices are heard and have taken it upon themselves to make sure their opinions are represented at all levels of government.
The political climate in Clear Creek township (Ellsworth County), KS is very conservative.
Ellsworth County, KS is very conservative. In Ellsworth County, KS 22.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 75.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Ellsworth county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 75.3% to 22.7%.
Ellsworth county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Clear Creek township (Ellsworth County), KS is very conservative.
Ellsworth 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.
Clear Creek township (Ellsworth 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 Clear Creek township (Ellsworth County), KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 19 contributions totaling $4,214 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $222 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 13 contributions totaling $7,425 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $571 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)