Salem Township in Sedgwick County, Kansas is an area that is governed by several local political entities. The Township is part of the Sedgwick County Commission, which oversees many aspects of running the county, and is also part of the State government. Salem Township also has its own local governing body, responsible for making local decisions such as approving budgets and determining zoning regulations. Local elections are held every two years to elect township officers and provide a forum for residents to express their opinions on key issues that affect their community. Candidates generally come from both major political parties, giving the voters more choices when they cast their ballots. The candidates discuss topics such as economic development, public safety and education among others. Voter turnout tends to be high during election time in Salem Township because residents recognize how important it is to have a say in who represents them in their local government.
The political climate in Salem township (Sedgwick County), KS is somewhat conservative.
Sedgwick County, KS is somewhat conservative. In Sedgwick County, KS 42.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 54.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Sedgwick county remained strongly Republican, 54.4% to 42.6%.
Sedgwick county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Salem township (Sedgwick County), KS is somewhat conservative.
Sedgwick County, Kansas is somewhat conservative.
Wichita Metro Area is moderately 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 (Sedgwick 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 (Sedgwick County), KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,958 contributions totaling $160,454 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $82 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,060 contributions totaling $133,552 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $126 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)