Independence Township in Washington County, Kansas is a small rural community with a vibrant history. The local politics of the township are managed by the Independence Town Board, which is composed of five members elected by the citizens of the town on a nonpartisan basis. These board members work together to oversee the day-to-day operations of the township and to ensure that all decisions are made responsibly and with an eye towards long-term sustainability. The Town Board meets once a month to discuss current issues, review budgets, and vote on measures brought forth by its members. Additionally, they can call for special meetings outside of regular board meetings if needed. The residents also have access to various services provided by their local government such as trash collection, street maintenance, snow removal, and other municipal services. Furthermore, there are many events held throughout the year that bring people from across Washington County together in celebration of Independence Township's communal spirit.
The political climate in Independence township (Washington County), KS is very conservative.
Washington County, KS is very conservative. In Washington County, KS 16.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 82.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Washington county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 82.0% to 16.5%.
Washington county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Independence township (Washington County), KS is very conservative.
Washington 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.
Independence township (Washington 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 (Washington County), KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 14 contributions totaling $950 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $68 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 6 contributions totaling $157 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $26 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)