Hayes Township in McPherson County, Kansas is a small rural community with few political candidates at the local level. To represent the town’s interests and concerns, a three-member board of trustees is elected every four years. The board members are responsible for setting policy, managing finances, and providing services to the township. The township also votes on various state and county issues such as school bond referendums or tax initiatives. Hayes Township residents take pride in their community and actively participate in local politics to ensure their needs are met. As an agricultural and manufacturing center, economic development is an important part of the town’s political agenda. With a focus on fiscal responsibility, local residents strive to make sure that their taxes are used wisely so they can get the most out of what they have to offer.
The political climate in Hayes township (McPherson County), KS is very conservative.
McPherson County, KS is very conservative. In McPherson County, KS 28.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, McPherson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.0% to 28.6%.
McPherson county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Hayes township (McPherson County), KS is very conservative.
McPherson County, Kansas is very conservative.
McPherson 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 (McPherson 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 (McPherson County), KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 215 contributions totaling $14,899 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $69 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 302 contributions totaling $55,390 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $183 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)