The politics in Mission township (Shawnee County), KS are largely influenced by the state level. The area is represented in state government by two State Senators, and one State Representative who is elected from the district that includes Mission township. Local commissioners are also elected to oversee the management of local services such as public safety, schools, roads, public works, and recreation facilities. The township is a part of Kansas' second congressional district and its representative serves on committees in both the House and Senate in order to ensure the best interests of its constituents are being met both federally and locally. Additionally, local elections for various offices are conducted every two years.
The political climate in Mission township (Shawnee County), KS is leaning conservative.
Shawnee County, KS is leaning liberal. In Shawnee County, KS 49.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 47.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Shawnee county flipped Democratic, 49.9% to 47.0%.
Shawnee county flipped Democratic after voting Republican in the previous five Presidential elections.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Mission township (Shawnee County), KS is leaning conservative.
Shawnee County, Kansas is leaning liberal.
Topeka 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.
Mission township (Shawnee County), Kansas: r r r r r d
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 Mission township (Shawnee County), KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,571 contributions totaling $199,035 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $77 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 890 contributions totaling $298,259 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $335 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)