Lees Summit, MO is a city located in Jackson County in the state of Missouri. Politically, it is part of the 2nd Congressional District and is represented by Emanuel Cleaver II. The city council has seven members who are elected to two-year terms on a non-partisan basis. The mayor is elected on a partisan basis and serves a four-year term. Lees Summit residents also have the ability to vote on local ballot measures. In addition, issues such as education, public safety, and economic development are discussed at city council meetings. There are also several civic organizations that provide opportunities for citizens within the community to discuss local political issues and engage in meaningful dialogue with their elected officials. Lees Summit continues to be an active leader in the political arena, striving to ensure that its citizens’ voices are heard and respected.
The political climate in Zip 64086 (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 64086 (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 64086 (Lees Summit)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,024 contributions totaling $54,094 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $53 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 200 contributions totaling $79,645 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $398 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)