South Hutchinson, KS is a small city located in Reno County with a population of approximately 2,904 people. Despite its size, the city has a vibrant political culture and is actively engaged in the democratic process. The local government consists of a Mayor and five City Council members who are elected to represent the interests of the citizens in South Hutchinson. Local elections determine which candidates will serve on the City Council and Mayor for four-year terms. The current mayor is Barry Greer and the five City Council members include Brad Barnett, Amanda Roseboom, Mandy Whitaker, Taylor Shaffer and Kevin Prater. Residents of South Hutchinson take an active role in their local politics by voting in local elections and participating in public forums hosted by their representatives. Additionally, many organizations such as churches, civic groups, and businesses hold events that allow citizens to learn more about local issues and voice their opinions.
The political climate in South Hutchinson, KS is moderately 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
South Hutchinson, KS is moderately 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.
South Hutchinson, 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 if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. 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 South Hutchinson, KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 418 contributions totaling $15,650 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $37 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 138 contributions totaling $17,428 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $126 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)