Clifton Township in KS is a small rural area with a diverse political landscape. The township mostly resides in the county of Moore, but also includes parts of other nearby counties such as Rice, Dickinson and McPherson. Despite its size, the township is home to many different political parties and beliefs. The local political scene includes representatives from both major parties – the Democratic Party and the Republican Party. There are also several smaller third-party groups that have representatives in Clifton Township as well. All of these local politicians work together to ensure the best outcomes for residents of Clifton Township. They strive to keep taxes low, create jobs, invest in infrastructure, and promote economic growth and development within the community. With their combined efforts, they hope to make Clifton Township a great place to live for everyone who calls it home.
The political climate in Clifton township, KS is very conservative.
Washington County, KS is very conservative. In Washington County, KS 16.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 82.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Washington county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 82.0% to 16.5%.
Washington county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Clifton township, KS is very conservative.
Washington 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.
Clifton township, 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 Clifton township, KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 66 contributions totaling $46,208 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $700 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 28 contributions totaling $4,685 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $167 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)