Pottawatomie Township in Pottawatomie County, Kansas is home to a diverse population of people interested in local politics. The local political scene sees many candidates from both major political parties running for office. From county commissioners and sheriffs to state representatives and senators, the race for elected offices in the township is competitive. The responsibilities of these positions include representing the interests of their constituents as well as making decisions about taxes, education, transportation, and other important issues. Residents take part in these conversations by attending candidate forums or visiting with local representatives at town hall meetings. With such an active political atmosphere, one can be sure that citizens are engaged and looking out for their best interests.
The political climate in Pottawatomie township (Pottawatomie County), KS is very 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
Pottawatomie township (Pottawatomie County), KS is very 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.
Pottawatomie 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 Pottawatomie township (Pottawatomie County), KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,252 contributions totaling $149,327 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $66 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 441 contributions totaling $133,126 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $302 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)