Wichita, KS is a city with a population of approximately 390,000 people located in Sedgwick County. It is a vibrant city with strong economic and educational opportunities for its citizens. The local political landscape is dynamic and diverse. Residents in Wichita have the opportunity to vote for a variety of candidates on both the state and federal levels, from both major and minor political parties. On the state level, citizens can elect representatives to the state legislature as well as judges to serve at all levels of the judicial system. On the federal level, Kansas' two Senators, one for each party, are chosen by all residents of the state during midterm elections, while constituents from 67214 specifically select one Representative to represent them in Congress. With an array of political candidates available to choose from during every election cycle, Wichita's citizens have plenty of options when it comes to making their voices heard and electing public officials that they trust will best serve their interests.
The political climate in Zip 67214 (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 67214 (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 67214 (Wichita)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 312 contributions totaling $11,605 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $37 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 70 contributions totaling $45,103 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $644 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)