Pottawatomie Township in Coffey County, Kansas is a small, rural community that relies on agriculture and industry for its economic prosperity. It is home to many farms and businesses, and the citizens of the township take pride in their local economy. Politically, the township has traditionally been conservative with a Republican majority, but more recently there has been an increase in support for progressive candidates among younger generations. The local government is largely responsible for policies concerning development, public safety, and infrastructure. Every two years residents are presented with an opportunity to vote on the candidates running for local office and make decisions that will shape the future of their community. In addition to voting at the polls, residents can also get involved by attending town hall meetings or volunteering with local campaigns. With so much importance placed on local politics in Pottawatomie Township, it is important that citizens stay informed and participate in order to ensure their voices are heard.
The political climate in Pottawatomie township (Coffey County), KS is very conservative.
Coffey County, KS is very conservative. In Coffey County, KS 21.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 76.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Coffey county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 76.4% to 21.1%.
Coffey county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Pottawatomie township (Coffey County), KS is very conservative.
Coffey 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.
Pottawatomie township (Coffey 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 (Coffey County), KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 13 contributions totaling $2,150 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $165 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 59 contributions totaling $8,824 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $150 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)