The 66208 Prairie Village, KS area is served by local politicians who strive to make the city a better place for its residents. These elected representatives prioritize economic development, public safety, and education reform initiatives that benefit all in the community. They strive to create a more equitable society by investing in infrastructure and public services used by everyone. The officials also focus on improving transportation options, creating programs that bring people together, and championing social issues like affordable housing and environmental protection. With their commitment to making life better for all who live in this area, it’s clear why these local politicians are so important to the city’s future.
The political climate in Zip 66208 (Prairie Village, 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 66208 (Prairie Village, KS) is leaning liberal.
Prairie Village, 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.
Prairie Village, 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 66208 (Prairie Village)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6,775 contributions totaling $1,277,791 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $189 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,170 contributions totaling $1,302,331 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,113 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)