Lincoln Township (Reno County, KS) is a small rural community located in south-central Kansas. It is home to a diverse population of over 500 people and has a vibrant local government. The Township Board consists of five elected officials who are responsible for the day-to-day operations of the municipality. They are responsible for passing ordinances, managing township finances, and approving budgets. The Lincoln Township School Board oversees all schools within the township and is made up of five members who are elected by the citizens. Local elections occur every two years with candidates running for office from each political party. Residents also have access to many state representatives throughout the year to address any issues or concerns they may have about legislation in their area. Through active participation in local politics, residents are able to ensure that their voices are heard and that their needs are addressed adequately at all levels of government.
The political climate in Lincoln township (Reno County), KS is very conservative.
Reno County, KS is very conservative. In Reno County, KS 31.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Reno county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.7% to 31.7%.
Reno county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Lincoln township (Reno County), KS is very conservative.
Reno County, Kansas is very conservative.
Hutchinson Metro Area 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 (Reno 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 (Reno County), KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 406 contributions totaling $15,900 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $39 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 77 contributions totaling $11,623 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $151 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)