Westwood, KS is a small city located just outside of Kansas City and is home to a population of around 5,000 people. It has a strong sense of community and its politics are reflective of that. The local government focuses on the well-being of its residents by promoting the development of business and infrastructure in order to create an inviting atmosphere for both citizens as well as visitors. Political candidates in Westwood strive to maintain this high standard by focusing on creating a safe environment with equitable opportunities for all those living in the city. These candidates also prioritize keeping taxes low while providing necessary services like police, fire, and public works departments. The goal is to make Westwood a great place to live, work, and play.
The political climate in Westwood, 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
Westwood, 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.
Westwood, 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 Westwood, KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,165 contributions totaling $497,632 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $157 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 358 contributions totaling $145,329 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $406 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)