Spring Creek Township (Pottawatomie County, KS) is a small rural community that is part of the larger Pottawatomie County. The politics in Spring Creek Township are primarily determined by the Pottawatomie County Commission, which consists of five elected officials. These members are responsible for making decisions regarding taxation, zoning and other county-wide issues. Every two years, residents of Spring Creek Township have the opportunity to vote for local candidates who will serve on the board. During election season, candidates typically focus on issues such as economic development and infrastructure improvements. The current members of the Pottawatomie County Commission have been effective in leading their community through difficult times and acting as advocates for its citizens.
The political climate in Spring Creek township (Pottawatomie County), KS is very conservative.
Pottawatomie County, KS is very conservative. In Pottawatomie County, KS 25.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 72.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Pottawatomie county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 72.2% to 25.3%.
Pottawatomie county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Spring Creek township (Pottawatomie County), KS is very conservative.
Pottawatomie County, Kansas is very conservative.
Manhattan Metro Area is leaning 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.
Spring Creek township (Pottawatomie 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 Spring Creek township (Pottawatomie County), KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 18 contributions totaling $1,075 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $60 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 18 contributions totaling $3,533 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $196 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)