Salem Township in Allen County, Kansas is a small community with a strong sense of pride. The township is governed by an elected Board of Trustees, which works hard to ensure the citizens have access to quality services and amenities. The trustees strive to create a safe and welcoming environment for residents, businesses, and visitors alike. At the state level, Kansas has had a long history of electing representatives from both major political parties who work together to make sure the state's laws are fair and just. On the national stage, constituents of Salem Township can proudly support many candidates from various political backgrounds who share their values. With these representatives in office, residents can be assured that their voices will be heard in the legislature and they will always have access to important resources.
The political climate in Salem township (Allen County), KS is very conservative.
Allen County, KS is very conservative. In Allen County, KS 26.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Allen county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.6% to 26.6%.
Allen county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Salem township (Allen County), KS is very conservative.
Allen 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.
Salem township (Allen 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 Salem township (Allen County), KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 134 contributions totaling $10,120 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $76 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 168 contributions totaling $46,195 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $275 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)