Kansas
Local government
As of 2002, Kansas had 104 counties, 627 municipalities, 1,299 townships, 324 public school districts, and 1,533 special districts. The total number of local government bodies was 3,887 in 2002. By law, no county can be less than 432 sq mi (1,119 sq km).
Each county government is headed by elected county commissioners. Other county officials include the county clerk, treasurer, register of deeds, attorney, sheriff, clerk of district
Kansas Presidential Vote by Political Parties, 1948–2000
Kansas Presidential Vote by Political Parties, 1948–2000
| YEAR | ELECTORAL VOTE | KANSAS WINNER | DEMOCRAT | REPUBLICAN | PROGRESSIVE | SOCIALIST | PROHIBITION |
| * Won US presidential election. | |||||||
| 1948 | 8 | Dewey (R) | 351,902 | 423,039 | 4,603 | 2,807 | 6,468 |
| 1952 | 8 | *Eisenhower (R) | 273,296 | 616,302 | 6,038 | 530 | 6,038 |
| 1956 | 8 | *Eisenhower (R) | 296,317 | 566,878 | — | — | 3,048 |
| 1960 | 8 | Nixon (R) | 363,213 | 561,474 | — | — | 4,138 |
| 1964 | 7 | *Johnson (D) | 464,028 | 386,579 | — | 1,901 | 5,393 |
| AMERICAN IND. | |||||||
| 1968 | 7 | *Nixon (R) | 302,996 | 478,674 | 88,921 | — | 2,192 |
| 1972 | 7 | *Nixon (R) | 270,287 | 619,812 | 21,808 | — | 4,188 |
| LIBERTARIAN | |||||||
| 1976 | 7 | Ford (R) | 430,421 | 502,752 | 4,724 | 3,242 | 1,403 |
| 1980 | 7 | *Reagan (R) | 326,150 | 566,812 | 7,555 | 14,470 | — |
| 1984 | 7 | *Reagan (R) | 333,149 | 677,296 | — | 3,329 | — |
| 1988 | 7 | *Bush (R) | 422,636 | 554,049 | 3,806 | 12,553 | — |
| IND. (Perot) | |||||||
| 1992 | 6 | Bush (R) | 390,434 | 449,951 | 312,358 | 4,314 | — |
| 1996 | 6 | Dole (R) | 387,659 | 583,245 | 92,639 | 4,557 | |
| (Nader | REFORM) | ||||||
| 2000 | 6 | *Bush, G. W. (R) | 399,276 | 622,332 | 36,086 | 4,525 | 7,370 |
court, and appraiser. Most cities are run by mayor-council systems.