Wichita, KS County is an important part of the state's political landscape. The county is home to a variety of elected officials and representatives who help shape the region's laws and policies. These officials include a Commissioner for Wichita County, three County Council members, two State Representatives, one State Senator and one U.S. Representative. Through their work on committees and in the general assembly, these public servants address issues that affect residents in Wichita County such as economic development, public safety, education, and infrastructure. All of these officials are dedicated to working hard to serve their constituents and ensure that Wichita County continues to be a great place to live, work, and play.
The political climate in Wichita County, KS is very conservative.
In Wichita County, KS 15.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 83.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Wichita county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 83.5% to 15.4%.
Wichita county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Wichita County, KS is very conservative.
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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.
Wichita, 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 Wichita County, KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 13 contributions totaling $150 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $12 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 58 contributions totaling $5,111 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $88 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)