Lees Summit, MO is a vibrant and diverse city located in 64063. It is an area rich in political activity and debate, with many local politicians striving to better the lives of its residents. Local politicians here advocate for issues such as quality education, economic development, public safety, and improved infrastructure. They also take stances on important national topics such as healthcare reform, immigration policy, and gun control. The people of Lees Summit have an informed opinion on these matters that is reflected in the policies being implemented by their elected officials. Overall, it can be said that the citizens of Lees Summit are engaged and passionate about politics and have a vested interest in their local representatives' decisions.
The political climate in Zip 64063 (Lees Summit, MO) is somewhat 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 64063 (Lees Summit, MO) is somewhat liberal.
Lees Summit, Missouri is somewhat 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.
Lees Summit, 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 64063 (Lees Summit)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,001 contributions totaling $39,148 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $39 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 193 contributions totaling $14,451 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $75 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)