The small town of Halstead, KS, located in the zip code 67056, is a tight-knit community where local politics has a strong influence on daily life. The city council is made up of five members elected to four year terms by the citizens of Halstead. These elected officials are held accountable for making decisions that affect the community such as approving spending budgets and updating laws and regulations. The mayor also plays an important role in running the city and is responsible for making sure local policies are being followed. Additionally, Halstead relies on its volunteers to organize events such as parades and festivals to bring people together and celebrate their shared heritage. All in all, politics in Halstead plays a key role in shaping how residents interact with each other and contribute to their town’s vibrant atmosphere.
The political climate in Zip 67056 (Halstead, KS) is moderately conservative.
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
Zip 67056 (Halstead, KS) is moderately conservative.
Halstead, Kansas is moderately conservative.
Harvey County, Kansas 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.
Halstead, 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 67056 (Halstead)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 161 contributions totaling $4,464 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $28 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 35 contributions totaling $4,293 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $123 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)