The politics in 66109 Kansas City, KS are heavily impacted by the local population. Due to its proximity to the state capital of Topeka, the area is heavily influenced by what the state government does. Local political candidates generally come from both major parties, and often focus on issues related to economic development, public safety, and education. Residents of the area must carefully evaluate each candidate's stances on these topics before deciding who they will choose to represent them in government. Additionally, the city has a strong presence in civic organizations that help foster community engagement and bring attention to important local issues. With many diverse neighborhoods and perspectives contributing to 66109 Kansas City, KS' political landscape, residents have numerous options when it comes to making their voices heard on matters of importance.
The political climate in Zip 66109 (Kansas City, 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 66109 (Kansas City, KS) is moderately liberal.
Kansas City, 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.
Kansas City, 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 66109 (Kansas City)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 301 contributions totaling $21,305 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $71 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 139 contributions totaling $25,345 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $182 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)