Lansing, Kansas is a small town located in Leavenworth county. It is home to approximately 10,400 residents and has its own mayor and city council. The mayor is responsible for leading the city government by proposing policies and budgets that are voted on by the city council. The citizens of Lansing are active in local politics and participate in the voting process, making sure their voices are heard. The current Mayor of Lansing is Mike Smith and he has held the position since 2017. The City Council consists of seven members who represent different parts of leavenworth county, helping to ensure fair representation for all residents. With the help of these elected officials, Lansing strives to provide its residents with a safe, friendly environment that promotes economic development and community engagement.
The political climate in Lansing, KS is moderately conservative.
Leavenworth County, KS is moderately conservative. In Leavenworth County, KS 38.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 59.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Leavenworth county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 59.2% to 38.1%.
Leavenworth county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Lansing, KS is moderately conservative.
Leavenworth County, Kansas is moderately conservative.
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.
Lansing, Kansas: R R R R R R
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 Lansing, KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 879 contributions totaling $90,522 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $103 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 606 contributions totaling $106,947 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $176 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)