The city of Independence, MO, located in the 64052 zip code, is a vibrant community with plenty of civic engagement and political activity. The city is served by a mayor-council form of government with six councilors and three at-large members elected to serve on the council. Residents of this zip code have several opportunities to participate in local politics, such as attending City Council meetings, running for office, and voting in local elections. Additionally, residents can keep up with current events regarding local politics through various media outlets and community organizations. From advocating for important issues to educating citizens on upcoming elections, Independence provides many ways for its residents to get involved in their local politics.
The political climate in Zip 64052 (Independence, MO) is somewhat liberal.
Jackson County, MO is moderately liberal. In Jackson County, MO 59.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 37.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Jackson county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 59.8% to 37.9%.
Jackson county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 64052 (Independence, MO) is somewhat liberal.
Independence, Missouri is somewhat liberal.
Jackson County, Missouri is moderately liberal.
Kansas City Metro Area is leaning liberal.
Missouri 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.
Independence, Missouri: D D D D D 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 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 64052 (Independence)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,282 contributions totaling $47,143 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $37 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 121 contributions totaling $6,218 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $51 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)