The small city of Baldwin City, KS (zip code 66006) is a city with a population of 4,515 people according to the most recent census. While the city has limited political representation due to its size and population, the local government is still active in providing public services to its residents. The governing body of Baldwin City consists of a mayor and five council members responsible for carrying out the laws and regulations set forth by state legislature. In addition to these elected officials, there are also appointed boards such as the Planning Commission, Board of Zoning Appeals, and Parks and Recreation Board that oversee various aspects of life in the community. Despite its small size, Baldwin City is still an active participant in politics on both state and national levels with residents often engaging in debates about upcoming issues or campaigns.
The political climate in Zip 66006 (Baldwin City, KS) is moderately liberal.
Douglas County, KS is very liberal. In Douglas County, KS 68.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 28.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Douglas county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 68.0% to 28.8%.
Douglas county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 66006 (Baldwin City, KS) is moderately liberal.
Baldwin City, Kansas is moderately liberal.
Douglas County, Kansas is very liberal.
Lawrence Metro Area is very 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.
Baldwin City, Kansas: 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 66006 (Baldwin City)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 215 contributions totaling $34,094 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $159 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 33 contributions totaling $10,532 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $319 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)