Lyon Township in Geary County, Kansas is a small rural community located in the northeast corner of the state. It is an unincorporated area and does not have a local government or elected officials. Despite this, many of the citizens are very involved in local politics and issues that affect their community. They participate in discussions on topics such as economic development, environmental protection, education reform, and public safety. Citizens also take part in events like town hall meetings to voice their opinions and provide input on important matters. Additionally, Lyon Township residents are active participants in state-level politics by voting in elections for representatives at both the local and state levels. In recent years, citizens have become more engaged with their political representatives and actively seek out information about upcoming elections and proposed legislation.
The political climate in Lyon township (Geary County), KS is somewhat conservative.
Geary County, KS is somewhat conservative. In Geary County, KS 41.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 55.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Geary county remained strongly Republican, 55.4% to 41.5%.
Geary county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Lyon township (Geary County), KS is somewhat conservative.
Geary County, Kansas is somewhat 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.
Lyon township (Geary 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 Lyon township (Geary County), KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 190 contributions totaling $12,224 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $64 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 156 contributions totaling $26,600 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $171 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)