The political landscape in Rural Township (Jefferson Cnty), KS is diverse and often contested. With no specific party affiliation dominating the region, local elections often feature candidates from a wide range of political views. At times these races can be contentious due to the broad range of opinions on local issues such as taxation, zoning laws, and public safety. Voters in Rural Township (Jefferson Cnty), KS are often well informed about their options in each election, as local media outlets are very supportive of voter education initiatives. Additionally, community organizations will occasionally host forums or debates so that all candidates have a chance to express their platforms and stances on important matters. The result is an atmosphere of engagement and open dialogue that serves to benefit the entire community.
The political climate in Rural 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
Rural 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.
Rural 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 Rural township (Jefferson County), KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4,138 contributions totaling $428,969 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $104 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 256 contributions totaling $96,087 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $375 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)