WaKeeney Township, KS is located in Trego County and is a small rural town with a rich history of agricultural and agricultural-based industries. The local politics of WaKeeney township are largely related to the economic health of the community. There are several committees and special interest groups that work together to ensure the prosperity of the township and to promote a sense of community. Local political candidates often campaign on issues such as keeping taxes low, improving infrastructure, providing better access to services, and promoting economic development. All of these factors contribute to the overall wellbeing of WaKeeney Township residents and help make it a great place to live.
The political climate in WaKeeney township, KS is strongly conservative.
Trego County, KS is very conservative. In Trego County, KS 14.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 83.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Trego county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 83.6% to 14.8%.
Trego county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
WaKeeney township, KS is strongly conservative.
Trego 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.
WaKeeney 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 WaKeeney township, KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 34 contributions totaling $8,116 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $239 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 44 contributions totaling $6,690 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $152 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)