Jackson Township is located in Sumner County, Kansas and is a rural community with a population of approximately 5,000 people. It is governed by a Board of Trustees that consists of five elected officials who are responsible for providing governance to the township's residents. The Board regularly holds public meetings where residents can voice their opinions on issues concerning the local area. In addition to regular meetings, the Board also works with local representatives to ensure that the needs of the people in Jackson Township are adequately met. The current members of the Board are all active members of their respective parties and have worked hard to protect the rights and interests of citizens in this region. Local elections held every four years allow voters to choose town officials from a wide range of political backgrounds and platforms, making sure that all voices are heard when it comes to decision making.
The political climate in Jackson 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
Jackson 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.
Jackson 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 Jackson township (Sumner County), KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 104 contributions totaling $5,658 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $54 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 167 contributions totaling $34,521 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $207 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)