Ross Township in Cherokee County, Kansas is a rural area that is primarily agricultural. Despite its small size, Ross Township has an active and engaged local political landscape. Residents of the area have the opportunity to get involved in local politics by participating in public hearings and other forums that have been set up by the local government. These forums provide citizens with an opportunity to voice their opinions on current issues, as well as express their views on potential laws or policies. Additionally, members of the community are encouraged to stay informed about what’s going on politically in their local area through newsletters, websites, and newspapers. The local government also hosts open meetings throughout the year that are open to all residents who wish to learn more about policies and decisions that will impact their lives. All of these opportunities provide Ross Township residents with a chance to get involved in their local politics and help shape their community’s future.
The political climate in Ross township (Cherokee County), KS is very conservative.
Cherokee County, KS is very conservative. In Cherokee County, KS 24.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 73.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cherokee county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 73.9% to 24.0%.
Cherokee county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Ross township (Cherokee County), KS is very conservative.
Cherokee 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.
Ross township (Cherokee 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 Ross township (Cherokee County), KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 48 contributions totaling $1,460 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $30 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 136 contributions totaling $106,751 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $785 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)