Wichita, Kansas is the largest city in the state with a population of over 390,000. The city is led by Mayor Brandon Whipple and the City Council which consists of nine members who are each elected from their respective districts. Wichita has a strong local political presence, with a variety of candidates running for office each year. The city is known for its friendly atmosphere where politics are discussed openly and respectfully between all citizens regardless of political affiliation. This open dialogue has allowed many different political perspectives to be discussed in a constructive and collaborative way that ultimately strengthens the community. In addition to electing politicians, Wichita also has numerous initiatives and programs designed to improve quality of life for residents such as crime prevention initiatives, public safety programs, infrastructure improvements, and economic development initiatives. All these efforts help make Wichita an attractive place to live for current and future generations.
The political climate in Zip 67210 (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 67210 (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 67210 (Wichita)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 40 contributions totaling $666 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $17 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 28 contributions totaling $2,274 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $81 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)