Lincoln Township, located in Crawford County, Kansas is a rural location with a population of just over 1,000 people. The township is managed by three Trustees who are elected to two year terms. These trustees are responsible for the day-to-day operations of Lincoln Township including road maintenance, creating and passing local laws, and overseeing the township budget. Additionally, they coordinate with county and state officials on matters like zoning laws or taxation regulations that may affect Lincoln Township.
The citizens of Lincoln Township have a few options when it comes to engaging in politics. Residents can get involved by attending public meetings held by the Trustees, attending their local county government meetings or voting for national candidates in primaries and elections. For those who want to get more involved in the political process in Lincoln Township, there are opportunities to volunteer on political campaigns or join grassroots organizations that focus on issues specific to the community such as economic development or environmental protection. By doing so they can make their voices heard and help shape the future of their community.
The political climate in Lincoln township (Crawford County), KS is strongly conservative.
Crawford County, KS is moderately conservative. In Crawford County, KS 37.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 60.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Crawford county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 60.1% to 37.0%.
Crawford county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Lincoln township (Crawford County), KS is strongly conservative.
Crawford County, Kansas is moderately conservative.
Pittsburg 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 (Crawford County), Kansas: r r d 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 (Crawford County), KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 317 contributions totaling $35,346 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $112 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 291 contributions totaling $48,450 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $166 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)