Valley Township (Ellsworth County), KS is a small rural community located in the northeast of the state. The township is largely made up of family farms and small businesses, with a strong sense of community spirit that binds its residents together. Politically, Valley Township residents are conservative and tend to lean towards Republican candidates. In local elections, candidates from both parties often compete for office, but ultimately voters tend to favor Republican candidates who share their values and stances on important issues like taxes and spending. Local offices are held by people who are familiar with the town's needs and have close ties to those living in this rural area. They understand the importance of taking care of their neighbors and look out for their interests in local government decisions.
The political climate in Valley township (Ellsworth County), KS is very conservative.
Ellsworth County, KS is very conservative. In Ellsworth County, KS 22.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 75.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Ellsworth county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 75.3% to 22.7%.
Ellsworth county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Valley township (Ellsworth County), KS is very conservative.
Ellsworth 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.
Valley township (Ellsworth 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 Valley township (Ellsworth County), KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3 contributions totaling $54 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $18 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 36 contributions totaling $5,555 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $154 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)