Sherman Township in Dickinson County, Kansas has a long and rich history of politics. As part of the state of Kansas, the township is part of the larger governmental structure that includes both local and state representatives representing these citizens. The local government consists of a Board of Supervisors, who are elected by voters on a regular basis to serve as their representative in local matters. They are responsible for making decisions for Sherman Township such as setting budgets, maintaining public safety, and ensuring resources are properly allocated and managed. At the state level, residents elect representatives to serve in the Kansas State Legislature who represent their interests. These representatives develop laws and policies to better serve all Kansans, including those living in Sherman Township. There is also an active political atmosphere among residents; many participate in community events and discussions about current issues affecting their lives.
The political climate in Sherman township (Dickinson County), KS is very conservative.
Dickinson County, KS is very conservative. In Dickinson County, KS 22.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 76.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Dickinson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 76.2% to 22.0%.
Dickinson county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Sherman township (Dickinson County), KS is very conservative.
Dickinson 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.
Sherman township (Dickinson 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 Sherman township (Dickinson County), KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 166 contributions totaling $7,971 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $48 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 150 contributions totaling $21,995 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $147 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)