Grove Township (Shawnee County) in Kansas is an area that has a strong focus on local politics. The township works to ensure residents have access to quality representation and services from its elected officials. Through their dedication, elected officials have succeeded in providing timely and cost-effective services to citizens. The township also offers community programs and initiatives that are designed to promote civic engagement and economic growth throughout the region. In addition, the township actively encourages voter registration and participation in local elections, ensuring that residents can have a say in the issues that matter most to them. As a result of this commitment to local politics, Grove Township has become an important part of the Shawnee County political landscape.
The political climate in Grove, KS is somewhat conservative.
Shawnee County, KS is leaning liberal. In Shawnee County, KS 49.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 47.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Shawnee county flipped Democratic, 49.9% to 47.0%.
Shawnee county flipped Democratic after voting Republican in the previous five Presidential elections.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Grove, KS is somewhat conservative.
Shawnee County, Kansas is leaning liberal.
Topeka 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.
Grove, 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 Grove, KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 129 contributions totaling $23,522 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $182 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 76 contributions totaling $18,123 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $238 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)