Newton Township in Kansas is a small, rural area located in southeastern Kansas. The township has a long history of being politically active and involved with local politics. Many important political decisions are made by the Township Board, which consists of five elected members that make decisions regarding taxes, budgeting, public safety, and more. There have been several prominent political figures from Newton Township who have gone on to serve in higher offices or bring attention to local issues. The most notable figure is former governor John Carlin, who served two terms as governor of Kansas from 1979 – 1987. Currently, there are several candidates running for office in Newton Township, including incumbents and challengers. Local elections typically involve debates between the candidates about their differing views on taxation and public safety policies. It is an important part of the political process that contributes to the overall well-being and security of the area’s residents.
The political climate in Newton township, KS is somewhat conservative.
Harvey County, KS is moderately conservative. In Harvey County, KS 38.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 58.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Harvey county remained very strongly Republican, 58.5% to 38.8%.
Harvey county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Newton township, KS is somewhat conservative.
Harvey County, Kansas is moderately conservative.
Wichita Metro Area is moderately 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.
Newton 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 Newton township, KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,592 contributions totaling $106,172 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $67 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 490 contributions totaling $88,386 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $180 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)