Lincoln township is located in Marshall County, Kansas and is a rural area with an active local political scene. The township elects a four-member board of trustees as its governing body, and the trustees are responsible for developing and implementing policies that benefit the community. As such, they work closely with members of county government to represent the citizens of Lincoln Township at the local level. The local political landscape also includes a variety of other offices such as mayor, city councilman, sheriff, county commissioner and school board member, which are filled through popular vote in the township's annual elections. These elected officials strive to create an ideal environment for their constituents by making decisions that will encourage economic development, support social services and promote public safety. Their commitment to bettering their community is commendable and drives positive change for all residents of Lincoln Township.
The political climate in Lincoln township (Marshall County), KS is very conservative.
Marshall County, KS is very conservative. In Marshall County, KS 24.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 72.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Marshall county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 72.9% to 24.6%.
Marshall county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Lincoln township (Marshall County), KS is very conservative.
Marshall 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.
Lincoln township (Marshall 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 (Marshall County), KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 17 contributions totaling $475 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $28 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 9 contributions totaling $820 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $91 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)