The politics in Illinois township (Sumner Cnty), KS are largely based on the local government. The township is run by a Board of Trustees and a Township Clerk, both of which are elected officials. The Trustees are responsible for setting policy and overseeing the day-to-day operations of the township, while the Township Clerk is responsible for keeping records and performing administrative tasks such as issuing marriage licenses or maintaining voter registration records. Elections for both offices occur every four years, with candidates running on platforms that generally focus on maintaining fiscal responsibility, developing an efficient public transportation system, providing quality health care services to its citizens, and promoting economic development within the community. In recent years, Illinois has seen a growing number of independent candidates running for office in order to challenge what they perceive as status quo politics. Overall, the residents of Illinois look forward to seeing new ideas promoted by their elected representatives in order to ensure a prosperous future for their beloved hometown.
The political climate in Illinois township (Sumner County), KS is very conservative.
Sumner County, KS is very conservative. In Sumner County, KS 23.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 74.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Sumner county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 74.2% to 23.7%.
Sumner county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Illinois township (Sumner County), KS is very conservative.
Sumner County, Kansas is very conservative.
Wichita Metro Area is moderately 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.
Illinois township (Sumner 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 Illinois township (Sumner County), KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 354 contributions totaling $16,986 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $48 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 219 contributions totaling $53,022 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $242 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)