Kansas City, MO is a vibrant and diverse city with a population of over 488,000 people. The city is located in Jackson County and is home to many different races, cultures, and ethnicities. Politically, the city is governed by a Mayor-Council form of government. The Mayor is elected by the people and is responsible for creating policy and overseeing the day-to-day operations of the city. Additionally, there are eight City Council members who represent various districts within Kansas City. Each Council member works to ensure that the needs of their constituents are met and that their voices are heard in all discussions regarding policy decisions. With regard to local political candidates, Kansas City residents have the opportunity to vote in several elections each year including mayoral offices, council positions, school boards, judgeships, and other state and federal offices. Through this democratic process, citizens can elect leaders who they feel will best serve their interests while upholding the laws of the state and nation.
The political climate in Zip 64139 (Kansas City, 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 64139 (Kansas City, MO) is leaning liberal.
Kansas City, 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.
Kansas City, 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 64139 (Kansas City)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 182 contributions totaling $11,332 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $62 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 8 contributions totaling $2,316 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $290 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)