Mission, KS is a small city located in the northeast corner of Kansas. The area has a long history of political involvement and engagement, with local citizens taking part in debates, discussions, and elections. The mayor of Mission is currently Tim Reazin, who was elected in 2015 by the residents of Mission. Mission also has five city council members who are elected by the local population every two years. The council is responsible for setting the budget and making important decisions on behalf of the community. In addition to these elected officials, there are several other organizations that provide information and resources to help shape opinion and decision-making regarding issues that directly affect the residents of Mission. From local environmental concerns to education initiatives and economic development plans, Mission's citizens are very involved in their government and community affairs.
The political climate in Mission, KS is somewhat 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
Mission, KS is somewhat 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.
Mission, 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 Mission, KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5,575 contributions totaling $687,910 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $123 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 725 contributions totaling $284,572 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $393 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)