Belle Plaine is a small city located in 67013, Kansas. It is known for its deep agricultural roots and traditional midwest values. Politically, the city tends to lean towards more conservative ideologies. In local elections, candidates typically advocate for fiscal responsibility, limited government intervention, and strong community values. Most of the current residents are descendants of the early settlers that arrived in the region in the mid-1800s, so there is a great sense of pride and legacy that exists within the city limits. The local government consists of elected officials from each ward who meet regularly to discuss issues facing the city and make decisions on behalf of their constituents. In recent years, Belle Plaine has seen increased investment from outside businesses which has created jobs and driven economic growth. As a result, citizens have become increasingly aware of how their local political decisions will affect them both now and into the future.
The political climate in Zip 67013 (Belle Plaine, KS) is very conservative.
Sumner County, KS is very conservative. In Sumner County, KS 23.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 74.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Sumner county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 74.2% to 23.7%.
Sumner county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 67013 (Belle Plaine, KS) is very conservative.
Belle Plaine, Kansas is very conservative.
Sumner County, Kansas is very 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.
Belle Plaine, 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 67013 (Belle Plaine)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 108 contributions totaling $1,100 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $10 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 5 contributions totaling $450 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $90 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)