Salem Township (Cowley County), KS is a rural community located in south-central Kansas. Although the population is small, the people of Salem Township are passionate about their local politics. The township is governed by an elected board of supervisors who oversee the daily operations of the township and ensure that all district regulations are adhered to. Elections for local political candidates take place every two years, giving residents an opportunity to have their voices heard on issues such as taxes, public safety, land use and economic development. The board also works to develop partnerships with local businesses and organizations to bring new opportunities to the township. With strong community involvement and a commitment to making Salem Township a great place to live, work and play, its citizens remain proud of their township’s political heritage.
The political climate in Salem township (Cowley County), KS is very conservative.
Cowley County, KS is very conservative. In Cowley County, KS 30.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cowley county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.9% to 30.0%.
Cowley county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Salem township (Cowley County), KS is very conservative.
Cowley 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 (Cowley 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 (Cowley County), KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 300 contributions totaling $32,755 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $109 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 89 contributions totaling $13,231 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $149 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)