Howard Township, located in Labette County, Kansas is a small rural community with a population of about 574 people according to the most recent census. The township is governed by three local officials: the Trustee, Clerk and Treasurer. These officials serve on the Board of Trustees who are responsible for various aspects of government within the township. The Board meets monthly and is responsible for setting tax rates, approving budgets, and making decisions regarding zoning laws and other regulations. Additionally, the Trustee is an elected official who serves as a liaison between the community and county government.
The political landscape in Howard Township is largely conservative with several prominent Republican candidates running for local elections in recent years. Issues such as lower taxes, reduced government spending, environmental protection, religious freedom and support for public education are among those regularly addressed in campaigns. Candidates from both major parties have also emphasized economic growth and job creation in their platforms. Although partisan politics often divide residents of Howard Township on certain issues, there remains a strong sense of community spirit among its citizens that helps to bridge those divides.
The political climate in Howard township (Labette County), KS is very conservative.
Labette County, KS is very conservative. In Labette County, KS 31.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Labette county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.0% to 31.0%.
Labette county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Howard township (Labette County), KS is very conservative.
Labette County, Kansas is very conservative.
Parsons 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.
Howard township (Labette 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 Howard township (Labette County), KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 224 contributions totaling $11,807 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $53 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 143 contributions totaling $12,496 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $87 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)