Grant Township (Riley County), KS is a small rural area with a population of approximately 500 people. The township is represented by Dave Baker as its local government representative and has been for the past four years. The primary issues facing the township are maintaining adequate services for its residents and ensuring that the township's limited resources are used to their fullest potential. In recent years, the township has worked with local businesses to develop new economic development opportunities, such as a local farmers market that was opened in 2018. The township has also focused on providing resources to families in need, such as food banks and emergency assistance programs during difficult times. Local politics in Grant Township are focused primarily on improving the quality of life for its residents. Dave Baker works closely with county officials to ensure that all residents have access to essential services and help when needed. He also works to ensure that any legislation passed by the county benefits Grant Township residents directly. With his leadership, Grant Township is poised for growth and prosperity in the coming years.
The political climate in Grant township (Riley County), KS is leaning conservative.
Riley County, KS is leaning liberal. In Riley County, KS 50.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 46.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Riley county flipped Democratic, 50.7% to 46.1%.
Riley county flipped Democratic after voting Republican in the previous five Presidential elections.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Grant township (Riley County), KS is leaning conservative.
Riley County, Kansas is leaning liberal.
Manhattan Metro Area is leaning 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 (Riley County), Kansas: R R r R r d
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 (Riley County), KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,002 contributions totaling $235,208 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $78 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 814 contributions totaling $221,854 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $273 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)