Webster Township in Wilson County, Kansas is a rural community comprised of small towns and farms. The area has a long history of involvement in local politics, with residents taking part in a variety of elections and other civic activities. There are several political organizations active in the township such as the Webster Township Republican Party, Webster Township Democratic Party, and the Webster Township Independents, which all work to ensure that citizens have a say in local government. Citizens of Webster Township take part in state and national elections as well, making sure their voices are heard at all levels of government. The township also offers opportunities for residents to meet their local representatives through town hall meetings or even at city council meetings. Regardless of party affiliation, citizens come together to advocate for the best possible outcomes for the township and its people.
The political climate in Webster, KS is strongly conservative.
Wilson County, KS is very conservative. In Wilson County, KS 18.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 79.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Wilson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 79.7% to 18.3%.
Wilson county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Webster, KS is strongly conservative.
Wilson 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.
Webster, 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 Webster, KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 71 contributions totaling $2,270 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $32 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 29 contributions totaling $2,700 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $93 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)