The politics in Leawood, MO are generally seen as quite conservative. The members of the local government take their responsibility for protecting the well-being of their citizens seriously, often engaging in active conversations and debates that ensure that the best interests of all citizens are being met. This includes a focus on fiscal responsibility, promoting responsible city planning policies, and maintaining a safe community environment for all residents. Local politicians also strive to provide transparency in municipal government operations, maintain open lines of communication with stakeholders and ensure that decisions are made with public consensus in mind. Additionally, they strive to promote civic engagement while actively seeking out opportunities which will benefit both current and future generations of Leawood citizens.
The political climate in Leawood, MO is strongly conservative.
Newton County, MO is very conservative. In Newton County, MO 20.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 77.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Newton county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 77.7% to 20.4%.
Newton county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Leawood, MO is strongly conservative.
Newton County, Missouri is very conservative.
Joplin Metro Area is very conservative.
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.
Leawood, Missouri: 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 Leawood, MO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,112 contributions totaling $89,634 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $81 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 398 contributions totaling $171,445 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $431 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)