Washington Township in Sherman County, Kansas is an area that has a history of strong local political participation. Residents of the township take their civic duty seriously and are passionate about the issues that matter to them. In recent years, Washington Township has seen a variety of local political candidates running for office, focusing on important issues such as infrastructure improvements, educational opportunities, and economic development. Candidates from both major parties are known to campaign vigorously throughout the township, engaging with voters directly and listening to their concerns or ideas. Through these efforts, residents have been able to ensure that their voices are heard in local politics and their votes count towards positive change in the community.
The political climate in Washington township (Sherman County), KS is very conservative.
Sherman County, KS is very conservative. In Sherman County, KS 14.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 83.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Sherman county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 83.2% to 14.5%.
Sherman county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Washington township (Sherman County), KS is very conservative.
Sherman 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.
Washington township (Sherman 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 Washington township (Sherman County), KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 26 contributions totaling $1,490 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $57 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 87 contributions totaling $15,540 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $179 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)