Hutchinson, Kansas is a small city located in central Kansas and has a population of about 42,000 people. The local government is run by elected officials who represent the citizens of Hutchinson and their interests. The mayor and members of the City Council are responsible for developing policies that affect the city's infrastructure and quality of life. Recently, there have been initiatives such as providing improved access to healthcare, creating more affordable housing for residents, and supporting existing businesses. Additionally, much effort has gone into improving the public education system in Hutchinson with focus on STEM education. As a result of these initiatives, Hutchinson has seen an increase in employment opportunities and economic growth throughout recent years. Overall, it is clear that Hutchinson's local politics are focused on creating an environment where all its citizens can thrive.
The political climate in Hutchinson, KS is moderately conservative.
Reno County, KS is very conservative. In Reno County, KS 31.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Reno county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.7% to 31.7%.
Reno county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Hutchinson, KS is moderately conservative.
Reno County, Kansas is very conservative.
Hutchinson Metro Area is very 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.
Hutchinson, 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 Hutchinson, KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 647 contributions totaling $42,237 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $65 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 468 contributions totaling $111,666 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $239 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)