The small town of 67581 Sylvia, KS is located in Reno County and has a population of just over 500 people. It has the typical government structure of any small town, with a mayor, council members, and other local officials who are elected by the town's population. Most recently, the mayor was re-elected for another term and a new council member was elected to replace the one that retired. Politics in 67581 Sylvia, KS are fairly calm compared to other towns in the state since it is so small. Local elections usually do not draw much interest or attention from people outside of the town or county, so it is usually an easy win for incumbents or newcomers looking to get involved in local politics. Issues discussed at local political meetings often focus on small-town issues such as school funding, infrastructure projects, and public safety initiatives.
The political climate in Zip 67581 (Sylvia, KS) is very 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 67581 (Sylvia, KS) is very conservative.
Sylvia, Kansas is very 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.
Sylvia, 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 67581 (Sylvia)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 11 contributions totaling $1,247 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $113 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 12 contributions totaling $385 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $32 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)