Summit, KS is a small town located in the Great Plains region of Kansas. The town has a population of just over 200 people, and is governed by an elected mayor and city council. Politics in Summit are relatively quiet, but there have been several recent initiatives to improve the quality of life for residents. These include establishing a volunteer fire department and bringing high-speed internet access to the area. The local government works diligently to foster a positive atmosphere in the community and ensure all citizens have access to services and amenities they need. People living in Summit are encouraged to stay informed about upcoming elections, as well as any other political topics that might be relevant to their lives.
The political climate in Summit township (Cloud County), KS is strongly conservative.
Cloud County, KS is very conservative. In Cloud County, KS 21.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 76.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cloud county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 76.0% to 21.6%.
Cloud county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Summit township (Cloud County), KS is strongly conservative.
Cloud 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.
Summit township (Cloud 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 Summit township (Cloud County), KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 143 contributions totaling $10,644 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $74 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 66 contributions totaling $56,080 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $850 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)