Harvey County, located in Kansas, is a county that prides itself in its small town values and its dedication to providing the best services for its citizens. Politically, the county has two representatives at the state level: John Doe of the Republican Party and Jane Doe of the Democratic Party. On the local level, Harvey County has a number of elected officials who serve their constituents. These elected officials are responsible for overseeing various county departments, ensuring that taxes are collected and dispersed correctly, and working to improve infrastructure in the area. The county also elects a sheriff who is responsible for keeping the peace in Harvey County and making sure all laws are followed. All of these offices ensure that Harvey County remains an excellent place to live and do business.
The political climate in 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
Harvey County, KS 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.
Harvey, 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 Harvey County, KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,253 contributions totaling $68,628 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $55 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 397 contributions totaling $55,265 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $139 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)