Jefferson Township in Geary County, Kansas is a small but vibrant community located in the center of the state. Politically, it is a staunchly conservative area that regularly votes Republican in most elections. The Township Trustee is currently Rachel Bryant, a long-time resident who has been involved with local politics since 2000. She is dedicated to maintaining Jefferson Township's reputation as a safe and prosperous place to live and work. Along with her board of trustees, she works to ensure that basic services such as fire protection, road maintenance, and public safety are properly funded and provided for the residents of Jefferson Township. In addition to providing these essential services, Ms. Bryant also focuses on each issue facing the community from economic development initiatives to environmental conservation efforts. With her commitment to serving Jefferson Township and its citizens, it is clear that she will continue to be an active political leader in Geary County for many years to come.
The political climate in Jefferson township (Geary County), KS is leaning conservative.
Geary County, KS is somewhat conservative. In Geary County, KS 41.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 55.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Geary county remained strongly Republican, 55.4% to 41.5%.
Geary county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Jefferson township (Geary County), KS is leaning conservative.
Geary County, Kansas is somewhat 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.
Jefferson township (Geary 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 Jefferson township (Geary County), KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 396 contributions totaling $24,695 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $62 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 323 contributions totaling $53,520 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $166 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)