Shannon Township, located in Atchison County, Kansas is a small rural community that is known for its tight-knit citizens. The township plays an important role in the local political landscape and has elected representatives such as township trustees, county commissioners, state legislators, and a state senator. The town takes pride in its independence and local autonomy; citizens are engaged in decision-making processes related to the area’s development and future. Ultimately, Shannon Township is committed to ensuring that its political decisions reflect the interests of its citizens while also taking into account larger concerns. Additionally, the town prides itself on fostering public discourse and debate about matters related to local government. It welcomes all voices and ideas from all sides of the political spectrum.
The political climate in Shannon township (Atchison County), KS is strongly conservative.
Atchison County, KS is very conservative. In Atchison County, KS 31.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Atchison county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.9% to 31.7%.
Atchison county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Shannon township (Atchison County), KS is strongly conservative.
Atchison County, Kansas is very conservative.
Atchison Metro Area 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.
Shannon township (Atchison 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 Shannon township (Atchison County), KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 115 contributions totaling $18,231 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $159 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 82 contributions totaling $68,077 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $830 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)