Freedom Township in Bourbon County, Kansas is a rural community with a small population. It does not have its own local political candidates, but the people of Freedom Township are passionate about maintaining their freedom and sovereignty through participating in the democratic process of electing state and national representatives. The citizens of Freedom Township are committed to upholding their values of fairness, justice, and equality as they choose their elected officials. Their main goal is to make sure that the leaders they elect will protect their rights and represent them fairly in government. They also strive to ensure that all citizens have equal access to education, health care, and other essential services. The people of Freedom Township believe that it is important for every citizen to stay informed on current events and to get out and vote during elections so that their voice can be heard in matters that affect them.
The political climate in Freedom township (Bourbon County), KS is very conservative.
Bourbon County, KS is very conservative. In Bourbon County, KS 23.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 75.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Bourbon county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 75.2% to 23.1%.
Bourbon county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Freedom township (Bourbon County), KS is very conservative.
Bourbon 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.
Freedom township (Bourbon 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 Freedom township (Bourbon County), KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 178 contributions totaling $9,914 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $56 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 257 contributions totaling $38,921 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $151 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)