Franklin Township (Washington County), KS is a small rural community located in the eastern part of the state. This community is largely agricultural, with many of the residents relying on farming as their main source of income. Although it has a small population, the township is still politically engaged and involved. Local elections are held every two years for seats on the Franklin Township Board, and candidates from both major parties have been known to participate in these elections. Residents also take part in larger statewide and national elections, making sure their voices are heard in decisions that affect them. The local government works hard to ensure that its citizens benefit from legislation at all levels, resulting in a better quality of life for everyone living in Franklin Township (Washington County).
The political climate in Franklin township (Washington County), 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
Franklin township (Washington County), 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.
Franklin township (Washington 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 Franklin township (Washington County), KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 50 contributions totaling $2,365 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $47 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 12 contributions totaling $1,157 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $96 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)