Clear Creek Township in Marion County, Kansas is a small rural community with a population of about 600 people. The township is served by its own local government, which consists of a Township Trustee and four elected members of the Township Board. Each year, elections are held to determine who will serve as the governing body for Clear Creek Township. Candidates must be residents of the township and are typically chosen from among those who have lived there for many years. The board members are responsible for all aspects of local governance, including taxation, zoning regulations, maintenance of public services, and representation at various county meetings and events. This past election season saw an exciting contest between two longtime residents—one with extensive experience in the local government and one new to the area—forcing voters to make their choice based on their individual beliefs and interests. Ultimately, the incumbent was re-elected by a narrow margin; however, it was clear that both candidates had strong support from township residents. With that said, Clear Creek Township is an example of how even in small communities politics still plays a large role in local government decisions.
The political climate in Clear Creek township (Marion County), KS is very conservative.
Marion County, KS is very conservative. In Marion County, KS 24.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 73.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Marion county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 73.1% to 24.8%.
Marion county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Clear Creek township (Marion County), KS is very conservative.
Marion 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 (Marion 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 (Marion County), KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 29 contributions totaling $1,669 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $58 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 21 contributions totaling $1,051 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $50 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)