Shawnee, Kansas is a vibrant city, located in Johnson County with a population of nearly 61,000 people. It is the second-largest and fifth most populous city in the state of Kansas. The city is known for its rich culture and history, with many activities and attractions to explore. In terms of politics, Shawnee residents are represented in the U.S. Congress by Democrat Sharice Davids and Republican Ron Estes. At the state level, state senators are Pat Pettey (D) and Mary Pilcher Cook (R), while representatives are Jerry Stogsdill (D) and Linda Gallagher (R). On the county level, Commissioner Ed Eilert serves as chair and is joined by fellow Commissioners Jim Allen (R) and Janeé Ayers Hanzlick (I). Additionally, Shawnee has a City Council consisting of nine members who represent their constituents on issues related to local government services such as public safety, infrastructure maintenance, economic development, and planning initiatives. Ultimately, Shawnee's citizens have an opportunity to voice their opinions through their elected officials while receiving quality services from their municipal government.
The political climate in Shawnee, 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
Shawnee, 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.
Shawnee, 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 Shawnee, KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,468 contributions totaling $427,516 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $123 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 996 contributions totaling $320,077 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $321 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)