Walton Township (Sumner County), KS is a small, rural community with a population of around 400 people. It has no local political candidates and relies on its county representatives to provide leadership. The Sumner County Commission works to improve the quality of life in Walton Township and advocates for increased funding for public services such as road maintenance and education. Residents of Walton Township understand that their voices are heard through their county representation, but they also strive to be involved in local issues by attending meetings, participating in public forums, and engaging in civic projects. The township has been successful in obtaining funding for various improvements, including new sidewalks and bike paths. Overall, Walton Township strives to be an inclusive community dedicated to the well-being of its citizens.
The political climate in Walton township (Sumner County), KS is very conservative.
Sumner County, KS is very conservative. In Sumner County, KS 23.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 74.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Sumner county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 74.2% to 23.7%.
Sumner county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Walton township (Sumner County), KS is very conservative.
Sumner County, Kansas is very conservative.
Wichita Metro Area is moderately 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.
Walton township (Sumner 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 Walton township (Sumner County), KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 24 contributions totaling $3,279 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $137 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 25 contributions totaling $5,474 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $219 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)