Lincoln township is a rural area in Osage County, Kansas. Despite its small population, the township has an active political climate. The city government is headed by the Supervisor and four Trustees, all of whom are elected by the citizens of Lincoln township on a rotating basis. These elected officials work hard to ensure that local laws are followed and that services provided by the town are efficient and effective. Regular town meetings provide an opportunity for residents to voice their opinions and concerns about important matters such as taxation, public safety, economic development and more. In addition, Lincoln Township also has representatives in county government who can help address issues affecting the entire county.
The political climate in Lincoln township (Osage County), KS is very conservative.
Osage County, KS is very conservative. In Osage County, KS 26.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Osage county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.0% to 26.6%.
Osage county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Lincoln township (Osage County), KS is very conservative.
Osage County, Kansas is very conservative.
Topeka Metro Area is leaning 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 (Osage 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 (Osage County), KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 8 contributions totaling $860 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $108 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 33 contributions totaling $6,744 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $204 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)