Walnut township (Saline Cnty), KS is a small rural community with a rich history. The citizens of the township have an active involvement in politics, often engaging in lively debates about local issues. Elections for local offices are held every few years, and each candidate brings unique perspectives and ideas to the table. Every vote counts in these elections, as the decisions made by local politicians have a direct impact on the day-to-day life of ordinary citizens living in Walnut Township. The township's representatives are generally passionate about their roles and strive to serve their constituents to the best of their ability.
The political climate in Walnut township (Saline County), KS is strongly conservative.
Saline County, KS is strongly conservative. In Saline County, KS 33.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Saline county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.8% to 33.4%.
Saline county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Walnut township (Saline County), KS is strongly conservative.
Saline County, Kansas is strongly 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.
Walnut township (Saline 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 Walnut township (Saline County), KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,007 contributions totaling $102,759 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $102 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 512 contributions totaling $231,973 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $453 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)