Wakarusa Township in Kansas is a small rural community that has seen a surge of interest in politics recently. The area is comprised of several neighborhoods that work together to create a strong sense of unity and pride throughout the region. In recent years, there have been several local initiatives put forward by citizens of Wakarusa Township to improve their quality of life and environment. As a result, many new candidates have come forward to run for office in the upcoming elections in order to bring about much-needed change. Residents from all walks of life are taking part in the process, with each candidate offering different solutions and platforms for bettering the community. With so much enthusiasm and passion, it is clear that the residents of Wakarusa Township are motivated to make positive changes within their beloved hometown.
The political climate in Wakarusa township (Douglas County), KS is somewhat liberal.
Douglas County, KS is very liberal. In Douglas County, KS 68.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 28.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Douglas county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 68.0% to 28.8%.
Douglas county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Wakarusa township (Douglas County), KS is somewhat liberal.
Douglas County, Kansas is very liberal.
Lawrence Metro Area is very liberal.
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.
Wakarusa township (Douglas County), Kansas: d D D D D D
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 Wakarusa township (Douglas County), KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 16,039 contributions totaling $1,264,073 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $79 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,211 contributions totaling $595,909 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $492 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)