Kansas City, MO 64157 is a vibrant and diverse community in the center of a metropolitan area. The city is governed by a mayor-council form of government, with a Mayor being elected to serve as the chief executive of the city government. There are also sixteen council members, who are elected from each of the districts within the city. The local politics in Kansas City 64157 are highly engaged and active, with citizens actively campaigning for their preferred candidates during election season. There are several political organizations in the area that work to promote civic engagement within the community. Additionally, there are several organizations that provide resources and information on local government issues to help inform voters on important topics and decisions. All in all, Kansas City 64157 has a robust and engaged political landscape that plays an important role in shaping its future.
The political climate in Zip 64157 (Kansas City, MO) is somewhat conservative.
Clay County, MO is leaning conservative. In Clay County, MO 46.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 51.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Clay county remained Republican, 51.0% to 46.9%.
Clay county voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 64157 (Kansas City, MO) is somewhat conservative.
Kansas City, Missouri is somewhat conservative.
Clay County, Missouri is leaning conservative.
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 r r r R r
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 64157 (Kansas City)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 668 contributions totaling $73,002 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $109 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 229 contributions totaling $42,812 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $187 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)