The city of Bonner Springs, KS 66012 is a small but vibrant community with an active political environment. The political landscape of this area includes the mayor and five city council members, all of whom are elected by the local citizens to represent their interests. This city is served by both state and federal government representatives, who advocate for the people that call Bonner Springs home. There are various clubs and organizations in the area that promote civic engagement, such as the League of Women Voters, which works to educate citizens on issues impacting their lives; these groups also advocate for legislation that directly affects Bonner Springs residents. Additionally, there are several local newspapers which provide information about upcoming elections and other news relevant to residents. Through these efforts, citizens in Bonner Springs stay informed about politics in their community and have the opportunity to voice their opinions to ensure that they have a say in how their city is governed.
The political climate in Zip 66012 (Bonner Springs, KS) is moderately liberal.
Wyandotte County, KS is strongly liberal. In Wyandotte County, KS 64.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 33.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Wyandotte county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 64.5% to 33.2%.
Wyandotte county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 66012 (Bonner Springs, KS) is moderately liberal.
Bonner Springs, Kansas is moderately liberal.
Wyandotte County, Kansas is strongly 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.
Bonner Springs, Kansas: 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 zip 66012 (Bonner Springs)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 246 contributions totaling $11,561 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $47 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 31 contributions totaling $9,581 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $309 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)