Politics in 67502 Hutchinson, KS is an important part of the community. The city is governed by the Hutchinson City Commission, which consists of five commissioners and one mayor. Every two years, Hutchinson holds elections to fill these positions. During election season, candidates for local office go door-to-door in the neighborhood, meet with voters at events, and discuss their platforms on social media. Community members are encouraged to research the issues and candidates before casting their votes. Local government decision-making affects everyday life in 67502 Hutchinson. Important economic development projects, proposed budget allocations, and public safety initiatives can all be influenced by local politics. Understanding how your vote impacts outcomes in this community is a crucial part of civic engagement.
The political climate in Zip 67502 (Hutchinson, KS) is strongly 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 67502 (Hutchinson, KS) is strongly conservative.
Hutchinson, Kansas is strongly 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 67502 (Hutchinson)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 245 contributions totaling $26,837 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $110 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 401 contributions totaling $100,588 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $251 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)