Lincoln Township (Sedgwick County), KS is home to roughly 4,000 people who live within the boundaries of this small township. The township is part of the county and as a result, most of its political structure comes from Sedgwick County. At the local level, Lincoln Township holds elections for several positions, including Town Board members and Clerk. Each election in Lincoln Township focuses on issues that directly affect the citizens of the township. These matters range from local infrastructure needs such as road maintenance, to larger issues such as economic development or zoning regulations. Major political issues such as taxes or other spending measures are generally determined by Sedgwick County's governing bodies. For most matters, Lincoln Township has limited control over policy decisions and relies heavily on the input of its residents when making important decisions on behalf of its community.
The political climate in Lincoln township (Sedgwick County), KS is somewhat conservative.
Sedgwick County, KS is somewhat conservative. In Sedgwick County, KS 42.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 54.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Sedgwick county remained strongly Republican, 54.4% to 42.6%.
Sedgwick county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Lincoln township (Sedgwick County), KS is somewhat conservative.
Sedgwick County, Kansas is somewhat conservative.
Wichita 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 (Sedgwick 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 (Sedgwick County), KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,189 contributions totaling $122,963 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $103 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 646 contributions totaling $229,118 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $355 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)