Greenwood Township in Franklin County, Kansas is a rural part of the state that is known for its farming heritage. There are no major political parties or candidates in Greenwood Township. The most prominent form of local politics is based around decisions made by the township board, which consists of five elected members from the area who each serve two-year terms. In general, the township board focuses on zoning regulations, land use disputes, and other such matters that affect residents of Greenwood Township. These decisions generally reflect the conservative values of the region overall. Politically speaking, Greenwood Township leans heavily towards Republican ideals and candidates when it comes to votes in larger elections around the state and nation.
The political climate in Greenwood, KS is very conservative.
Franklin County, KS is very conservative. In Franklin County, KS 29.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Franklin county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.0% to 29.6%.
Franklin county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Greenwood, KS is very conservative.
Franklin County, Kansas is very conservative.
Ottawa 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.
Greenwood, 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 Greenwood, KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 985 contributions totaling $21,445 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $22 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 130 contributions totaling $29,444 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $226 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)