Merriam, KS is an active and vibrant city with a strong sense of community. Politically, the people of Merriam are invested in local issues and have a keen interest in who leads their town. The Mayor of Merriam is John L. Herron, who was elected in 2019 to serve as mayor for four more years. He has been actively involved in the city's politics since 2011 and continues to be a strong advocate for his constituents. In addition to the Mayor, there are six members on the City Council that represent the citizens of Merriam. All six council members are devoted to providing solutions that best benefit all citizens of Merriam. They are dedicated to working together with civic groups and organizations to ensure the city鈥檚 future prosperity and well-being.
The political climate in Merriam, KS is leaning liberal.
Johnson County, KS is somewhat liberal. In Johnson County, KS 52.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 44.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Johnson county flipped moderately Democratic, 52.7% to 44.5%.
Johnson county flipped Democratic after voting Republican in the previous five Presidential elections.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Merriam, KS is leaning liberal.
Johnson County, Kansas is somewhat liberal.
Kansas City Metro Area is leaning liberal.
Kansas 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.
Merriam, Kansas: R R r R r 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 if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. 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 Merriam, KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,344 contributions totaling $271,639 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $81 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 471 contributions totaling $151,683 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $322 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)