Harrison Township, situated in Franklin County, Kansas is a quiet and peaceful area that has been overlooked by many when it comes to politics. Despite this, Harrison Township is home to several local politicians who are dedicated to carrying out the will of the people. Local leaders, such as Mayor Dan Brown and State Representative John Clements, have spent countless hours serving the community. Both of these men have worked hard to ensure that Harrison Township has a voice in state legislature. They have advocated for more resources to be allocated towards public safety and infrastructure improvements. In addition, they have also tried to make sure that the town’s citizens are informed about important political decisions that affect their lives. All in all, Harrison Township is lucky to have these two dedicated individuals working on behalf of its residents.
The political climate in Harrison township (Franklin County), 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
Harrison township (Franklin County), 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.
Harrison township (Franklin 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 Harrison township (Franklin County), KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 967 contributions totaling $20,876 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $22 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 121 contributions totaling $28,817 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $238 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)