Fairmount Township in Butler County, Kansas is a small rural community located in the southeastern corner of the county. The township is home to several farming and ranching operations, as well as a few small businesses. Fairmount Township does not have its own local government or political candidates, but it is part of the larger Butler County government, which includes city, school, and county-wide elections. Residents of Fairmount Township participate in county-wide elections to elect representatives to serve their interests at all levels of government. Candidates are selected by voters for positions such as County Commissioners, Councilors, Judges, Sheriff, and Treasurer. Each election cycle brings new opportunities for residents to voice their opinions on political issues that affect them directly and indirectly. The township also has an active civic life with numerous volunteer organizations working to improve the quality of life within the community.
The political climate in Fairmount township (Butler County), KS is very conservative.
Butler County, KS is very conservative. In Butler County, KS 28.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Butler county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.6% to 28.2%.
Butler county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Fairmount township (Butler County), KS is very conservative.
Butler 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.
Fairmount township (Butler 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 Fairmount township (Butler County), KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,175 contributions totaling $87,776 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $75 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 481 contributions totaling $90,636 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $188 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)