KC Politics

[RjRobb2]

Something to throw in here is that the actual city of Kansas City is non-partisan. Political parties are not allowed in elections. The entire country including the federal government should be that way. People would vote for the candidate and not the party.

[sparksharp]

Originally Posted by OneKC

Johnson County is made of mostly of fiscally conservative, socially liberal voters - they tend to actually be more liberal on stuff like gay marriage and abortion (although there are still a good number of very conservative voters on those issues), but they generally want low taxes, less government. Northeast Johnson County tends to be more liberal, while south Johnson County, particularly Olathe, tends to be pretty conservative.

Wyandotte County is probably more socially conservative, but fiscally liberal, since its made up of less affluent residents, but has high Hispanic/Catholic populations. They tend to be for more government programs, but can be quite pro-life.

Kansas City downtown/midtown is pretty liberal, particularly in Brookside, although you do have pockets of conservative voters, particularly those from very wealthy families (Bush had a private fundraiser in Brookside...OTOH, Obama spoke at the DNC from a home in Brookside)

North of the river tends to be more conservative. Eastern Jackson County is more conservative, especially the further east you go. Matt Bartle is a state legislator representing that area, and he is one of the most conservative members of the Missouri House.

I think we are more conservative generally than many metro areas, but we're still pretty liberal, as most metro areas are.

That was very informative! Thanks! My husband and I were both Obama voters and have voted Democrat down the line in the last several elections.

[OneKC]

Glad to be of help! Just keep in mind that no area is politically homogeneous. This drives me nuts about TV coverage. No area is completely red or completely blue - nearly all districts are fairly split. My parents live in south JoCo and had a huge Obama sign in their front yard. I live in more liberal NE JoCo and while it was mostly Obama signs, there was a McCain sign on our street too. Our precinct went to Obama - but it was 51-49.

A lot also depends on the candidate too. Johnson County is represented mostly by Republicans in the Kansas House and Senate - but by a Democrat in the US House.