The politics of 66617 Topeka, KS is an important issue for the residents of this area. The current mayor, Michelle de la Isla, was elected in 2017 and has since been working hard to ensure that the needs of Topekans are being met. In addition to the mayor’s office, there are many local politicians who serve in various roles on the city council and other government bodies. These include representatives from wards within the city as well as those appointed from outside districts. These local politicians work together to address issues such as public safety, infrastructure maintenance, economic development and more. They also strive to make sure that all citizens have access to quality services and resources. Through their collective efforts, they promote a healthy political environment that allows everyone to participate in their democracy.
The political climate in Zip 66617 (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 66617 (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 66617 (Topeka)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 216 contributions totaling $6,890 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $32 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 93 contributions totaling $10,244 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $110 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)