Lincoln Township (Pottawatomie Cnty), KS is a small rural community located in northeast Kansas. The politics of this community are largely guided by the values and principles of its residents. Every two years, citizens of Lincoln Township have the opportunity to elect local politicians to represent them in government decisions. Current township officials include Mayor Robert Smith, City Clerk Jennifer Smith, and three Trustees elected from the township. These individuals work together with their constituents to ensure that the political climate of Lincoln Township is shaped by the wants and needs of its citizens. Residents actively participate in local politics by attending town hall meetings, voting in elections, running for office, and voicing their opinions on important issues. As a result, Lincoln Township has been able to remain a strong and vibrant community in which all members can be proud to live and work.
The political climate in Lincoln township (Pottawatomie County), KS is very conservative.
Pottawatomie County, KS is very conservative. In Pottawatomie County, KS 25.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 72.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Pottawatomie county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 72.2% to 25.3%.
Pottawatomie county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Lincoln township (Pottawatomie County), KS is very conservative.
Pottawatomie County, Kansas is very conservative.
Manhattan 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 (Pottawatomie 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 (Pottawatomie County), KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 10 contributions totaling $639 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $64 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3 contributions totaling $375 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $125 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)