Sherman Township in Ottawa County, Kansas is a small rural community located in the Northeast corner of the state. While it is relatively small with only a few hundred residents, politics still hold an important role in the life of the town. Local elections are held every two years on a non-partisan basis, with candidates running for positions such as Mayor, Commissioner and Treasurer. The local government focuses on providing essential services such as road maintenance, water and sewer services, and public safety while striving to maintain an overall quality of life for its residents. Voter turnout is higher than other townships in the county due to the close-knit atmosphere that fosters engagement from citizens. As a result, Sherman Township has become known for having some of the most active and engaged citizens when it comes to civic participation.
The political climate in Sherman township (Ottawa County), KS is very conservative.
Ottawa County, KS is very conservative. In Ottawa County, KS 15.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 81.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Ottawa county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 81.8% to 15.9%.
Ottawa county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Sherman township (Ottawa County), KS is very conservative.
Ottawa County, Kansas is very conservative.
Salina 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.
Sherman township (Ottawa 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 (Ottawa County), KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 67 contributions totaling $8,392 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $125 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 23 contributions totaling $6,320 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $275 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)