The politics of Ohio Township (Saline County) in Kansas are largely centered around the local city council. The city council is responsible for governing the township, and is composed of seven members elected by residents of the township. Each member serves a four-year term. Local issues are discussed on the council, resulting in decisions that affect many aspects of life in Ohio Township. Residents can voice their opinion on these issues by attending city council meetings or voting in local elections. Not only do local elections allow citizens to choose their representatives, but they also present an opportunity to decide on policies and initiatives that will shape the future of the township. In addition, Ohio Township plays an important role in state politics as it is part of Saline County's congressional district and sends delegates to state conventions. Ohio Township's political landscape is ever changing, with residents having a say in how they want their townships to progress and develop over time.
The political climate in Ohio township (Saline County), KS is strongly conservative.
Saline County, KS is strongly conservative. In Saline County, KS 33.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Saline county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.8% to 33.4%.
Saline county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Ohio township (Saline County), KS is strongly conservative.
Saline County, Kansas is strongly conservative.
Salina Metro Area 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.
Ohio township (Saline 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 Ohio township (Saline County), KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 968 contributions totaling $101,539 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $105 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 475 contributions totaling $230,739 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $486 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)