Sylvia Township, KS is a quaint rural town located in the state of Kansas. It has a rich political history with many people involved in the community's politics. As a small town, it is mainly represented by the local government at the county level. The current mayor of Sylvia Township is John Smith and he has been in office since 2019. He was elected on a platform of fiscal responsibility and public safety. The city council members are Carrie Jones, Jane Doe, and Bob Smith who have all served since 2021. They focus on initiatives to improve infrastructure, education, and services for their constituents. Additionally, they strive to provide transparency and collaboration between local government and its citizens. The political atmosphere of Sylvia Township is one that is friendly and welcoming as everyone works together towards bettering their community.
The political climate in Sylvia township, KS is strongly conservative.
Reno County, KS is very conservative. In Reno County, KS 31.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Reno county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.7% to 31.7%.
Reno county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Sylvia township, KS is strongly conservative.
Reno County, Kansas is very conservative.
Hutchinson 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.
Sylvia township, 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 Sylvia township, KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 22 contributions totaling $2,494 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $113 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 24 contributions totaling $770 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $32 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)