Lawrence, KS 66045 is a vibrant city with a diverse landscape of people and cultures. The political environment in Lawrence is an important part of the city's identity. Lawrence elects its mayor and City Commission members through nonpartisan elections, meaning that they are elected without regard to political affiliation or organization. The City Commission is responsible for setting policy, overseeing the budget, and making decisions about the future of Lawrence. In addition to local politics, Kansas residents also have representation in Washington D.C. through their state Congressional delegation and senators in the U.S. Senate. Lawrence is a diverse community with many different perspectives on public policy issues; it is this diversity that makes Lawrence such a unique place to live.
The political climate in Zip 66045 (Lawrence, KS) is very liberal.
Douglas County, KS is very liberal. In Douglas County, KS 68.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 28.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Douglas county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 68.0% to 28.8%.
Douglas county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 66045 (Lawrence, KS) is very liberal.
Lawrence, Kansas is very liberal.
Douglas County, Kansas is very liberal.
Lawrence Metro Area is very 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.
Lawrence, 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 66045 (Lawrence)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1 contributions totaling $50 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $50 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1 contributions totaling $19 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $19 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)