Bel Aire, KS is a small town located in the heart of Kansas. It has a rich history, and its local politics reflect that heritage. The City Council of Bel Aire is made up of five members who are elected by the citizens every four years. The Council works together to make decisions about the budget, taxes, infrastructure projects, and other important issues facing the city. They also work closely with state and federal representatives to ensure that Bel Aire is represented at all levels of government. Locally, Bel Aire residents are passionate about their city and take pride in being involved with local politics. From attending council meetings to voting in elections, Bel Aire citizens strive to make their voices heard in order to keep their city running smoothly.
The political climate in Bel Aire, KS is somewhat conservative.
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
Bel Aire, KS is somewhat conservative.
Sedgwick County, Kansas 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.
Bel Aire, 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 Bel Aire, KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,573 contributions totaling $146,993 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $93 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 646 contributions totaling $2,345,888 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $3,631 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)