The small township of Clear Creek in Nemaha County, Kansas is home to a tight-knit community that prides itself in the local politics that keep the township thriving. Politically, the township is conservative and values traditional family values and Midwestern work ethic. Despite its small size, Clear Creek has an active political scene with many residents getting involved in local elections for key positions such as sheriff, mayor, and county council members. Residents have the opportunity to join grassroots campaigns, participate in debates and town hall meetings, or make donations to causes they believe in. All of these activities help shape the town’s future and ensure that it continues to be a great place to live. The Clear Creek Township also closely follows state politics, regularly contributing to efforts at the state level such as advocating for more resources for schools or increased funding for road maintenance projects.
The political climate in Clear Creek township (Nemaha County), KS is very conservative.
Nemaha County, KS is very conservative. In Nemaha County, KS 16.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 82.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Nemaha county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 82.1% to 16.3%.
Nemaha county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Clear Creek township (Nemaha County), KS is very conservative.
Nemaha 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 (Nemaha 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 (Nemaha County), KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 61 contributions totaling $3,198 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $52 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 52 contributions totaling $11,605 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $223 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)