Gardner, KS is a small city located in Johnson County with a population of about 20,000 people. It is a friendly and family-oriented community with strong values and an active sense of pride. The local politics are governed by the Mayor and City Council, which consist of five members who are elected to serve four-year terms. All elections are nonpartisan and determined by the majority of votes from registered voters within the city. Local political candidates typically focus on issues such as public safety, infrastructure improvements, economic development, parks and recreation, and educational opportunities for the citizens. Citizens can offer their opinion through attending city council meetings or submitting written letters to their local representatives. Through these avenues, Gardner is effectively able to preserve its small-town charm while still remaining engaged in the larger dialogue happening on the national stage.
The political climate in Zip 66030 (Gardner, 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
Zip 66030 (Gardner, KS) is leaning liberal.
Gardner, Kansas 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.
Gardner, 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 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 66030 (Gardner)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 331 contributions totaling $32,525 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $98 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 123 contributions totaling $43,747 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $356 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)