South Haven, KS is a small rural town with a population of just over 500 people. It has an elected mayor and governing body that works to keep local laws in place and represent the citizens of the town. The town also has several local organizations and committees dedicated to improving the quality of life in South Haven, such as the Chamber of Commerce, Economic Development Committee, and Parks & Recreation Board. Local elections are held regularly, allowing citizens to choose leaders that will work to make their community even better. Through these efforts, South Haven is able to maintain its small-town charm while still developing and growing as a community.
The political climate in South Haven, KS is very conservative.
Sumner County, KS is very conservative. In Sumner County, KS 23.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 74.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Sumner county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 74.2% to 23.7%.
Sumner county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
South Haven, KS is very conservative.
Sumner County, Kansas is very 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.
South Haven, 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 South Haven, KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 16 contributions totaling $2,079 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $130 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1 contributions totaling $250 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $250 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)