Herkimer, KS is a small town located in the Midwest. Although the population is relatively small, the political scene in Herkimer is bustling. The local government is responsible for making decisions that affect the community, and residents take their civic duties seriously. There are several local political organizations and events, like candidate forums and information sessions, where citizens can learn more about each candidate and their platforms. On Election Day, a majority of Herkimer's citizens turn out to cast their vote for the candidates they feel best represent them. As a result of this active participation in politics, Herkimer has seen many positive changes over the years that have helped to improve quality of life in the area.
The political climate in Herkimer township, KS is very conservative.
Marshall County, KS is very conservative. In Marshall County, KS 24.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 72.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Marshall county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 72.9% to 24.6%.
Marshall county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Herkimer township, KS is very conservative.
Marshall 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.
Herkimer 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 Herkimer township, KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 80 contributions totaling $15,905 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $199 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 79 contributions totaling $8,410 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $106 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)