Fairview Township in Stafford County, Kansas has long been a center of political activity. This is due to its history as the home of many prominent local and state politicians. The townspeople take great pride in their civic engagement and actively participate in local elections. Townspeople are continually involved in volunteering and campaigning for their preferred candidates. In recent years, several local candidates running for office have received support from the Fairview community, including Robert Johnson (County Commissioner) and Mary Sanderson (City Council Member). These two have consistently demonstrated their commitment to the community by advocating for better infrastructure, reducing taxes, and expanding opportunities for local businesses. They are both admired across the county for their willingness to listen to others’ perspectives and promote meaningful dialogue about important issues facing the area.
The political climate in Fairview township (Stafford County), KS is very conservative.
Stafford County, KS is very conservative. In Stafford County, KS 17.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 80.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Stafford county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 80.9% to 17.6%.
Stafford county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Fairview township (Stafford County), KS is very conservative.
Stafford 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 (Stafford 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 (Stafford County), KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5 contributions totaling $442 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $88 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)