Pleasant Valley Township in Cowley County, Kansas is a small rural town with a population of about 1,000 people. The politics in Pleasant Valley Township are largely driven by the values and preferences of its citizens. Local elections for the township board typically feature multiple candidates, each advocating for their individual platform and vision for the future of the community. Elections generally focus on issues such as local planning and zoning, infrastructure projects, schools and other public services. Residents are encouraged to participate in local elections to help shape the policies that affect their lives. In recent years, Pleasant Valley Township has been at the forefront of environmental protection initiatives, with a strong commitment from town officials to limit pollution in the surrounding area. These efforts have earned the town praise from nearby counties and cities alike.
The political climate in Pleasant Valley township (Cowley County), KS is strongly conservative.
Cowley County, KS is very conservative. In Cowley County, KS 30.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cowley county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.9% to 30.0%.
Cowley county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Pleasant Valley township (Cowley County), KS is strongly conservative.
Cowley 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.
Pleasant Valley township (Cowley 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 Pleasant Valley township (Cowley County), KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 466 contributions totaling $65,057 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $140 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 163 contributions totaling $21,121 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $130 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)