Longton Township, KS is an area of great political diversity. With a wide range of political ideologies represented in the local population, one can find capable representation from all sides of the aisle. Despite the small size of Longton Township, there are still a variety of local political candidates running for office each year. They come from various backgrounds and bring fresh ideas to the table. From local school board elections to county-wide races, Longton Township residents have several opportunities to be actively involved in their government and influence policy decisions that affect them and their community. All residents should take advantage of these opportunities by researching candidates, attending meetings, and staying informed on current issues so they can make educated decisions when it comes time to vote.
The political climate in Longton township, KS is strongly conservative.
Elk County, KS is very conservative. In Elk County, KS 14.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 83.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Elk county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 83.8% to 14.3%.
Elk county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Longton township, KS is strongly conservative.
Elk County, Kansas 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.
Longton township, 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 Longton township, KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 15 contributions totaling $920 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $61 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)