Grant Township in Barton County, Kansas is a small rural community located in the north-central region of the state. The township is governed by an elected board of three trustees, who serve four-year terms. The trustees are responsible for overseeing the fiscal planning and expenditure of township funds, as well as setting policies that will ensure the safety and wellbeing of residents. Additionally, they strive to build a sense of community within Grant Township, by enacting initiatives that promote local entrepreneurship and strengthen the fabric of society. At election time, residents are presented with ballot options for each trustee position, allowing citizens to choose individuals who reflect their values and have their best interests at heart. As a result of these active elections, Grant Township has been able to grow into a thriving community where all residents feel welcomed and safe to live and work in an area that reflects their beliefs.
The political climate in Grant township (Barton County), KS is very conservative.
Barton County, KS is very conservative. In Barton County, KS 21.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 77.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Barton county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 77.2% to 21.0%.
Barton county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Grant township (Barton County), KS is very conservative.
Barton County, Kansas is very conservative.
Great Bend Metro Area 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.
Grant township (Barton 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 Grant township (Barton County), KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 5 contributions totaling $250 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $50 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)