Hayes Township in Franklin County, Kansas is a small suburban community known for its close-knit and friendly neighborhood. The township has an active local government that works to ensure the safety of its citizens and keep taxes low. Local politics in Hayes Township are largely focused on improving public safety, providing quality services, and developing infrastructure projects to create economic growth. Elected officials run campaigns that emphasize their commitment to these issues and they work hard to represent their constituents’ interests. The township is served by a mayor who is elected every two years with no term limits, as well as four council members elected at large from the same election cycle. Currently there are several candidates running for office in the upcoming elections, including those advocating for increased investment in public safety initiatives, better transparency between elected officials and citizens, and more efficient use of town funds.
The political climate in Hayes 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
Hayes 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.
Hayes 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 Hayes township (Franklin County), KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,258 contributions totaling $59,857 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $48 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 180 contributions totaling $106,108 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $589 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)