Sedgwick County, Kansas is a vibrant and diverse community with a long history of political engagement. It is home to numerous local politicians, each of whom bring their own unique perspectives to the table when it comes to discussing important issues. From proposed changes in infrastructure and development, to taxation and public safety, the people of Sedgwick have an array of views on these matters that they are eager to express. Through regular town hall meetings, forums, debates and other events, residents can be heard by their elected officials and become involved in the decision-making process. Their voices are important in shaping both local and state policies. By engaging in productive discussion and dialogue with one another, the citizens of Sedgwick County have shown that they take an active role in deciding how best to move forward together as a community.
The political climate in Sedgwick County, KS is somewhat conservative.
In Sedgwick County, KS 42.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 54.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Sedgwick county remained strongly Republican, 54.4% to 42.6%.
Sedgwick county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Sedgwick County, KS is somewhat conservative.
Wichita Metro Area is moderately 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.
Sedgwick, 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 Sedgwick County, KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 13,421 contributions totaling $1,174,555 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $88 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 5,814 contributions totaling $6,092,763 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,048 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)