Rock Creek Township is a rural township in Jefferson County, Kansas. It is known for its small-town feel and strong sense of community. In the township, politics take on a grassroots level with local candidates being elected to represent the area. Local elections typically feature candidates from both major parties who are passionate about improving life in Rock Creek Township. The focus of these politicians is usually centered around providing better infrastructure, creating jobs for constituents, and helping to foster economic growth in the area. Issues important to the citizens of Rock Creek Township also tend to be discussed among candidates such as education and public safety initiatives. Regardless of who wins an election it is clear that all candidates value this community and work hard to make sure it remains a wonderful place to call home.
The political climate in Rock Creek township (Jefferson County), KS is strongly conservative.
Jefferson County, KS is very conservative. In Jefferson County, KS 32.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 64.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Jefferson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 64.8% to 32.7%.
Jefferson county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Rock Creek township (Jefferson County), KS is strongly conservative.
Jefferson County, Kansas is very conservative.
Topeka 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.
Rock Creek township (Jefferson 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 Rock Creek township (Jefferson County), KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 197 contributions totaling $3,718 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $19 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 69 contributions totaling $6,505 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $94 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)