Kirwin Township, KS is a small rural area located in the southwestern part of the state. Though it may be small, it has a strong sense of community and its own local politics. The township is governed by a three-member board of commissioners that meets regularly to discuss issues facing the town such as infrastructure, public safety, and economic development. Each year, the town holds an election for these positions which can see a transition in leadership. In addition to this election there are other local elections for school board members, city council members, and even state representatives from Kirwin Township. Residents of Kirwin Township have many opportunities to become involved in local politics and help shape the future of their community.
The political climate in Kirwin township, KS is very conservative.
Phillips County, KS is very conservative. In Phillips County, KS 11.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 86.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Phillips county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 86.9% to 11.4%.
Phillips county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Kirwin township, KS is very conservative.
Phillips 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.
Kirwin township, 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 Kirwin township, KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 51 contributions totaling $2,078 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $41 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 38 contributions totaling $5,602 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $147 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)