Lincoln Township, a rural area of Butler County, Kansas, is served by local government officials that are elected by the community. The township has an Advisory Board that consists of five members who are chosen from the community. This board works with the county commissioners to make decisions on issues such as infrastructure and public safety. Additionally, there is a court of three justices that handle disputes and legal matters within the township. In recent years, election cycles have seen an increase in voter turnout and competitive races for positions in all levels of local politics. As a result of this increased engagement, the residents of Lincoln Township have been able to make their voices heard on issues they care about and ensure that their representatives are held accountable for their actions.
The political climate in Lincoln township (Butler County), KS is very conservative.
Butler County, KS is very conservative. In Butler County, KS 28.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Butler county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.6% to 28.2%.
Butler county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Lincoln township (Butler County), KS is very conservative.
Butler 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.
Lincoln township (Butler 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 Lincoln township (Butler County), KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 206 contributions totaling $10,098 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $49 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 178 contributions totaling $22,231 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $125 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)