Cleveland Township in Barton County, Kansas is a rural area with a population of 1,183 people. It is home to many farmers and ranchers who rely on the land for their livelihoods. The local politics of Cleveland Township are centered around issues that affect the community such as land use, conservation, agricultural development, and community safety. The township is served by a board of trustees whose role is to make decisions that keep the township running smoothly. Every two years, voters in the township elect three board members to oversee and manage local affairs. These board members are responsible for making sure that the town's finances remain in order and ensuring that all citizens have access to necessary services such as water, sewerage, and public transportation. In addition to electing board members every two years, elections are held for other positions such as sheriff and county commission seats as well. Cleveland Township strives to provide its citizens with the best possible representation in local government and works hard to ensure that everyone's voice can be heard on important decisions affecting their lives.
The political climate in Cleveland township (Barton County), KS is very conservative.
Barton County, KS is very conservative. In Barton County, KS 21.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 77.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Barton county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 77.2% to 21.0%.
Barton county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Cleveland township (Barton County), KS is very conservative.
Barton County, Kansas is very conservative.
Great Bend Metro Area 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.
Cleveland township (Barton 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 Cleveland township (Barton County), KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 14 contributions totaling $6,080 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $434 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 113 contributions totaling $18,208 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $161 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)