Downs Township, KS is a small rural community that is known for its friendliness and neighborly spirit. While there may not be much in the way of local political candidates running for office in Downs Township, it does pay attention to state and federal politics and monitors the policies being put forth by elected officials that could affect the area. The town is also involved in local government issues such as zoning laws, taxes, school district matters, public services, and more. Residents take an active interest in their local government and know how to make their voices heard when it comes to issues concerning their community. The people of Downs Township are proud of their hometown and strive to ensure that it remains a safe and welcoming place for all.
The political climate in Downs township (Sumner County), KS is very conservative.
Sumner County, KS is very conservative. In Sumner County, KS 23.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 74.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Sumner county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 74.2% to 23.7%.
Sumner county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Downs township (Sumner County), KS is very conservative.
Sumner County, Kansas is very conservative.
Wichita Metro Area is moderately 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.
Downs township (Sumner 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 Downs township (Sumner County), KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 99 contributions totaling $3,739 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $38 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 170 contributions totaling $34,591 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $203 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)