Westminster, Kansas is a small city located in Johnson County. It is a quiet community with a population of just over 1,800 that is known for its friendly people and close-knit atmosphere. Politically, Westminster is an independent municipality governed by a mayor and six elected council members. The Mayor and Council are responsible for determining the city’s policies and budget, including taxes and utilities rates. Local elections are held every two years to select the mayor and council members. These elected officials set the direction of the city's political agenda. They are responsible for creating laws and regulations that keep residents safe while maintaining their quality of life. The City Council also works closely with state legislators to ensure that the interests of Westminster citizens are adequately represented at all levels of government.
The political climate in Westminster, KS is very 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
Westminster, KS is very 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.
Westminster, 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 Westminster, KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 449 contributions totaling $15,388 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $34 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 54 contributions totaling $9,283 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $172 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)