Buckner, MO is a small city located in the outskirts of Kansas City and is home to over 6,000 residents. Although the city does not have its own political representation in government, there are many local issues that affect the community such as public transportation, taxes, infrastructure and economic development. The city is run by an elected Mayor who works with a council comprised of five members who represent different parts of the city. Community involvement in politics is encouraged by hosting regular town hall meetings where citizens can speak up about their concerns and provide their input on local issues. Several county representatives are also involved in the decision-making process for Buckner including its County Commissioners, State Representatives and Senators. These roles ensure that the people of Buckner have a voice in government and can be heard when decisions are made affecting them.
The political climate in Zip 64016 (Buckner, MO) is leaning liberal.
Jackson County, MO is moderately liberal. In Jackson County, MO 59.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 37.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Jackson county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 59.8% to 37.9%.
Jackson county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 64016 (Buckner, MO) is leaning liberal.
Buckner, Missouri is leaning liberal.
Jackson County, Missouri is moderately liberal.
Kansas City Metro Area is leaning liberal.
Missouri 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.
Buckner, Missouri: 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 64016 (Buckner)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 25 contributions totaling $14,652 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $586 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 24 contributions totaling $1,435 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $60 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)