Putnam Township, located in Stafford County, Kansas, is a small rural community that values a strong local government. This local government is composed of a board of three trustees that conduct township business and make decisions related to their constituents. The current trustees are David Kottman, Gary Boyer and Artie Hudson. They are dedicated to the long-term success of Putnam Township by developing responsible policies and advocating for the needs of the community. Local elections are held annually to ensure that the representatives are working in the best interest of Putnam Township residents. Each trustee is committed to providing quality services while maintaining fiscal responsibility through efficient management and budgeting practices. With its hardworking trustees, Putnam Township is sure to remain a prosperous rural community for years to come.
The political climate in Putnam township (Stafford County), KS is very conservative.
Stafford County, KS is very conservative. In Stafford County, KS 17.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 80.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Stafford county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 80.9% to 17.6%.
Stafford county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Putnam township (Stafford County), KS is very conservative.
Stafford 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.
Putnam township (Stafford 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 Putnam township (Stafford County), KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 16 contributions totaling $1,382 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $86 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 39 contributions totaling $11,540 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $296 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)