The city of Lenexa, KS is located in Johnson county. It is an important hub for both business and entertainment in the area. Politically, Lenexa is a heavily Democratic city, with the majority of its citizens identifying as Democrats or leaning Democrat. The city council consists of 8 members who are elected to serve 4-year terms. Each year, the councilors are responsible for voting on regulations that will affect the people living in Lenexa. In recent years, the council has worked together to pass policies that promote economic growth and development while also maintaining environmental protection standards. Additionally, the local elections provide a platform for candidates to share their views on how they would lead Lenexa into the future. Through this process, residents have a direct say in who will represent them at City Hall and make decisions on their behalf.
The political climate in Lenexa, KS is leaning liberal.
Johnson County, KS is somewhat liberal. In Johnson County, KS 52.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 44.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Johnson county flipped moderately Democratic, 52.7% to 44.5%.
Johnson county flipped Democratic after voting Republican in the previous five Presidential elections.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Lenexa, KS is leaning liberal.
Johnson County, Kansas is somewhat liberal.
Kansas City Metro Area is leaning liberal.
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.
Lenexa, Kansas: R R r R r d
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 Lenexa, KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 9,006 contributions totaling $1,044,718 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $116 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3,071 contributions totaling $1,173,250 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $382 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)