Harrison Township, located in Jewell County, KS, is a small rural community with a population of approximately 850 people. The political landscape of the township is largely affiliated with conservative and traditional values, ensuring that the local government is run in an efficient manner. Every two years, residents of the township are invited to vote for their local elected officials such as mayor, city council members and other county officials. Residents are represented by candidates who stand for issues that align with their values and ensure their interests are heard. Local politics in Harrison Township is often focused on economic growth and development while balancing between protecting its natural resources and preserving its open spaces. The town's leaders strive to maintain a strong sense of community in which everyone can benefit from the influence of local government. This commitment has allowed them to create lasting relationships between residents, businesses, and government organizations throughout the area.
The political climate in Harrison township (Jewell County), KS is strongly conservative.
Jewell County, KS is very conservative. In Jewell County, KS 13.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 85.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Jewell county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 85.2% to 13.0%.
Jewell county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Harrison township (Jewell County), KS is strongly conservative.
Jewell 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.
Harrison township (Jewell 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 (Jewell County), KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 89 contributions totaling $4,400 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $49 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 105 contributions totaling $11,707 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $112 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)