Mill Creek Township, located in Pottawatomie County, Kansas, is part of a larger rural area with a population of just over 5,000 people. In terms of local politics, Mill Creek Township is represented by two county commissioners who are elected to four-year terms. The Board of County Commissioners works to ensure that the town's needs are met and serves as a conduit between citizens and state government. These commissioners work closely with local businesses, organizations and individuals to ensure that the city's infrastructure and resources are adequate for its growing population. In addition, they work to provide support for economic development within the township. As the 2020 election approaches, it will be important for residents of Mill Creek Township to research the local candidates and make an informed decision on who best represents their interests.
The political climate in Mill Creek township (Pottawatomie County), KS is strongly conservative.
Pottawatomie County, KS is very conservative. In Pottawatomie County, KS 25.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 72.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Pottawatomie county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 72.2% to 25.3%.
Pottawatomie county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Mill Creek township (Pottawatomie County), KS is strongly conservative.
Pottawatomie County, Kansas is very conservative.
Manhattan Metro Area is leaning 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.
Mill Creek township (Pottawatomie 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 Mill Creek township (Pottawatomie County), KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 20 contributions totaling $1,278 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $64 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 6 contributions totaling $750 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $125 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)