The city of Hutchinson, KS (zip code 67501) is located in Reno County and is part of the larger state of Kansas. Politically, the city is represented at the state level by two senators and four representatives in the Kansas Legislature. At the local level, one city commissioner serves as mayor and four other city commissioners represent Hutchinson on the City Commission. The City Commission ensures that local laws are passed, budgets are approved, contracts are awarded, and public services are provided for residents of Hutchinson. The City Commission also works to promote economic development throughout the community while preserving its unique architectural heritage and natural environment.
The political climate in Zip 67501 (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
Zip 67501 (Hutchinson, KS) is moderately conservative.
Hutchinson, Kansas 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 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 zip 67501 (Hutchinson)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 402 contributions totaling $15,400 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $38 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 67 contributions totaling $11,078 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $165 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)