Logan township (Ottawa Cnty), KS has a rich political history, with many local candidates standing for office at the county, state and federal levels. The current mayor of Logan township is David Gathman, who was elected in 2015 and re-elected in 2018. The local government consists of four commissioners: Phillip Kilgore, James Davis, Mark Hill and Brad Birkenholz. These individuals are responsible for implementing policies that affect the citizens of Logan township. In recent years, there have been several initiatives aimed at improving citizens' quality of life. These include investments in infrastructure to improve roads and sidewalks, as well as efforts to increase public safety by strengthening law enforcement presence. Additionally, the town council has hosted various events throughout the year in order to bring people together and celebrate their shared community values. As Logan township continues to grow and develop, citizens can expect to see even more improvements in the coming years as local politicians strive to make it a better place to live.
The political climate in Logan township (Ottawa County), KS is very conservative.
Ottawa County, KS is very conservative. In Ottawa County, KS 15.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 81.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Ottawa county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 81.8% to 15.9%.
Ottawa county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Logan township (Ottawa County), KS is very conservative.
Ottawa County, Kansas is very conservative.
Salina 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.
Logan township (Ottawa 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 Logan township (Ottawa County), KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 67 contributions totaling $8,392 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $125 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 23 contributions totaling $6,320 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $275 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)