Madison township in Greenwood County, Kansas is a small but vibrant community. Its local politics are largely determined by the State of Kansas and the county government. The township is represented in the state capital of Topeka by two state legislators who are elected to serve two-year terms. On the county level, there is a five-person board of commissioners that sets policy for Madison Township and other townships in Greenwood County. This board is elected by voters in Madison Township during general elections every four years. The local political candidates for these positions are chosen through a process of campaigning, with candidates receiving support from both individual voters and local organizations such as labor unions, businesses, and churches. As with many rural townships across America, voter turnout in Madison Township tends to be lower than average due to a lack of public interest or involvement in local politics; however, this does not dampen the enthusiasm of those who do take part. It's an exciting time for Madison Township as it continues to grow and thrive as part of Greenwood County.
The political climate in Madison township, KS is strongly conservative.
Greenwood County, KS is very conservative. In Greenwood County, KS 18.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 79.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Greenwood county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 79.4% to 18.5%.
Greenwood county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Madison township, KS is strongly conservative.
Greenwood 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.
Madison 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 Madison township, KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 22 contributions totaling $121 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $6 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 32 contributions totaling $2,160 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $68 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)