The city of Wichita, KS 67204 is situated in the heart of Kansas and is the largest city in the state. It has a vibrant and diverse population that is home to people from different backgrounds and cultures. Politically, Wichita has been known as a conservative area with Republicans having strong support in local elections. The current mayor of Wichita, Brandon Whipple, is a Democrat who was elected to office in 2019. He has since led initiatives such as expanding public transportation options and increasing funding for public safety programs. In addition to supporting these initiatives, Mayor Whipple has also worked to improve access to healthcare for vulnerable populations and implement policies aimed at reducing poverty in the city. Other local politicians include Rep. Sean Tarwater (R-Kansas) who represents Wichita in the State House; Rep. John Eplee (R-Kansas) who represents Wichita in the State Senate; and County Commissioner David Dennis (D-Kansas). With a wide variety of political viewpoints represented among its leaders, Wichita is an example of how healthy debates can lead to positive policy decisions that benefit all residents.
The political climate in Zip 67204 (Wichita, KS) is leaning conservative.
Sedgwick County, KS is somewhat conservative. In Sedgwick County, KS 42.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 54.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Sedgwick county remained strongly Republican, 54.4% to 42.6%.
Sedgwick county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 67204 (Wichita, KS) is leaning conservative.
Wichita, Kansas is leaning conservative.
Sedgwick County, Kansas is somewhat 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.
Wichita, 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 67204 (Wichita)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 376 contributions totaling $42,199 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $112 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 208 contributions totaling $84,833 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $408 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)