The city of Independence, MO is home to over 117,000 people and has a rich cultural and political history. The city is the birthplace of former U.S. President Harry S. Truman and is also home to many notable historical sites such as the Truman Library & Museum. On the local political side, Independence is proudly represented by Mayor Eileen Weir, who was elected in 2017. Mayor Weir's mission focuses on creating visibility for our town through community engagement and economic development initiatives that are designed to support local businesses, create jobs, and improve public safety. Additionally, Independence places a great value on citizen participation by providing residents with an easy way to participate in their local government through their online City Council meetings or by attending one of their community events at City Hall. With a focus on improving economic prosperity while preserving its rich culture, Independence continues to be an important political center in Missouri.
The political climate in 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
Independence, MO 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 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 Independence, MO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 9,619 contributions totaling $1,110,271 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $115 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2,159 contributions totaling $374,741 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $174 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)