Gypsum Township (Sedgwick County), KS is a small rural community with a population of around 4,000. The township plays an integral role in the political landscape of Sedgwick County, voting to select its local candidates for state and federal office. Local elections are held every two years and often feature a competitive race for mayor and council members. It is also home to one of the most active voter registration drives in the county, with over 90% of registered voters casting their ballots during each election cycle. Additionally, Gypsum Township has a robust system of committees and advisory boards that work closely with elected officials on issues such as transportation, public safety, economic development and environmental sustainability. These committees are essential for maintaining a healthy balance between the historical needs and contemporary expectations of the rapidly changing town.
The political climate in Gypsum township (Sedgwick County), 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
Gypsum township (Sedgwick County), 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.
Gypsum township (Sedgwick County), 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 Gypsum township (Sedgwick County), KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,097 contributions totaling $254,673 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $82 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,406 contributions totaling $204,174 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $145 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)