Fairview Township is located in Republic County, Kansas and is a politically active area. There are several political parties that have been active in the township for many years with different ideologies represented. The Republican Party has been influential in the region and have held majority seats on the local government since its formation. The Democratic Party also has a strong presence in Fairview, advocating for progressive policies and increased representation of minority groups. Other minor parties such as the Libertarian Party and Green Party also exist to represent those who may not be comfortable with either major party's platform. Local elections are typically competitive, featuring multiple candidates from different backgrounds vying for positions on the local government board. Voter turnout is high in Fairview Township as citizens take an active role in their community's political affairs.
The political climate in Fairview township (Republic County), KS is very conservative.
Republic County, KS is very conservative. In Republic County, KS 16.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 82.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Republic county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 82.1% to 16.0%.
Republic county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Fairview township (Republic County), KS is very conservative.
Republic 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.
Fairview township (Republic 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 Fairview township (Republic County), KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 61 contributions totaling $5,379 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $88 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 27 contributions totaling $18,975 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $703 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)