Jackson, MO County is a vibrant and diverse community. It is home to a wide range of people from different backgrounds, cultures, and points of view. The politics in this county are varied and interesting. There are many local political candidates running for office in the area, each with their own ideas, values, and beliefs. They come from all walks of life and have different views on how to best serve their constituents. Issues such as education, healthcare, public safety, economic development, infrastructure, housing, and taxes are all topics that the political candidates must address to be successful in the Jackson County area. Additionally there are numerous organizations that strive to keep citizens informed about current political issues and opportunities for civic engagement within Jackson County.
The political climate in 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
Jackson County, MO 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.
Jackson, 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 Jackson County, MO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 47,841 contributions totaling $9,072,296 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $190 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 5,522 contributions totaling $1,918,613 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $347 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)