The politics of 66615 Topeka, KS is an interesting and diverse one. There are many local political candidates running in the area, each with different ideas on how to improve the city and represent its citizens. The city has seen a rise in public engagement in recent years as more citizens look to make their voices heard in the political process. Local initiatives have been passed that focus on improving infrastructure, creating new jobs, and addressing social issues such as poverty, crime, and public safety. Additionally, many of the city's leaders are actively encouraging citizens to get involved in their local government by attending meetings and voicing their opinions. Citizens are empowered to make a difference and shape the direction of their community.
The political climate in Zip 66615 (Topeka, KS) is leaning conservative.
Shawnee County, KS is leaning liberal. In Shawnee County, KS 49.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 47.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Shawnee county flipped Democratic, 49.9% to 47.0%.
Shawnee county flipped Democratic after voting Republican in the previous five Presidential elections.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 66615 (Topeka, KS) is leaning conservative.
Topeka, Kansas is leaning conservative.
Shawnee County, Kansas is leaning liberal.
Topeka Metro Area is leaning conservative.
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.
Topeka, 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 66615 (Topeka)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 175 contributions totaling $19,115 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $109 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 47 contributions totaling $43,006 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $915 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)