Menlo township is located in Kansas and is known for its vibrant political environment. With a wide variety of politicians running in local elections, the people of Menlo township have plenty of options when it comes to selecting their representatives. Every election cycle, the residents of Menlo discover new candidates who are eager to make an impact on their community. From city council members to school board directors, Menlo Township citizens have a strong voice in the political process and take great pride in choosing the best candidate for each position. The current local politicians are well-known in the community and highly committed to ensuring that the needs of Menlo township's citizens are taken into account. With a long history of successful politics, Menlo township continues to strive for social progress and effective leadership.
The political climate in Menlo township, KS is very conservative.
Thomas County, KS is very conservative. In Thomas County, KS 16.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 82.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Thomas county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 82.2% to 16.4%.
Thomas county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Menlo township, KS is very conservative.
Thomas 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.
Menlo 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 Menlo township, KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 73 contributions totaling $6,685 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $92 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 154 contributions totaling $31,553 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $205 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)