Halstead, Kansas is a small town near Wichita, KS with a population of 2,039 people. It is known for its small-town charm and friendly atmosphere. The city is run by a mayor who is elected on a four-year term and four council members who serve two-year terms. They are responsible for making decisions about local issues such as taxes, law enforcement, public works and utilities. The Halstead City Council meets in the city hall to discuss and vote on proposed legislation from the mayor or from citizens in town. The politics in Halstead are focused on working together to make the town the best it can be while still being mindful of the tight budget that comes with living in a small community.
The political climate in Halstead, KS is moderately conservative.
Harvey County, KS is moderately conservative. In Harvey County, KS 38.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 58.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Harvey county remained very strongly Republican, 58.5% to 38.8%.
Harvey county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Halstead, KS is moderately conservative.
Harvey County, Kansas is moderately 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.
Halstead, 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 Halstead, KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 161 contributions totaling $4,464 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $28 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 35 contributions totaling $4,293 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $123 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)