The politics in Grant Township (Washington County), KS, are generally conservative. The local government is comprised of representatives from the community who are elected to office by voters, and they focus on issues related to public safety, infrastructure, and economic development. Public schools are overseen by a board of education appointed by the county commissioners. Residents in the area can vote for various candidates in federal, state, and local elections and take part in any political campaigns for candidates that may be taking place in their community. There are also many local organizations that get involved in discussing current issues and organizing groups to promote certain causes or policies. With a commitment to serving the community and protecting citizens’ rights, Grant Township plays an important role in representing its residents politically.
The political climate in Grant 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
Grant 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.
Grant 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 Grant township (Washington County), KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 36 contributions totaling $29,508 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $820 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 20 contributions totaling $1,985 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $99 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)