Independence Township, located in Doniphan County, Kansas, is a rural area with a small population of approximately 1,000 people. Despite its small size, the township takes an active role in local politics. Every two years the residents of Independence Township come together to elect a new mayor who serves as leader of the township. The mayor oversees all operations within the township and works closely with the other elected officials including Trustees, Zoning Commissioners and Planning Commissioners. Through these elected officials, Independence Township is able to promote civic engagement among its citizens and ensure that their voices are heard. For instance, local laws can be written to ensure that development projects are carried out in accordance with residents' wishes. In addition to this local government structure, Independence Township also has representation on the state level by electing members of Congress who act as advocates for their constituents. No matter what concerns or issues arise within Independence Township, its residents can trust their leaders will always strive to protect their interests and ensure their community remains strong and vibrant for generations to come.
The political climate in Independence township (Doniphan County), KS is very conservative.
Doniphan County, KS is very conservative. In Doniphan County, KS 18.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 80.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Doniphan county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 80.2% to 18.5%.
Doniphan county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Independence township (Doniphan County), KS is very conservative.
Doniphan County, Kansas is very conservative.
St. Joseph 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.
Independence township (Doniphan 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 Independence township (Doniphan County), KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 135 contributions totaling $18,779 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $139 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 151 contributions totaling $76,299 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $505 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)