The map below shows the political leanings of people in and around Mission. Darker red areas have almost entirely Republican voters, dark blue areas vote mostly for Democrats, and areas in lighter shades or in light purple are areas where the vote is usually split between parties.
Politics Key
Mission tends to be a political battleground based on voting results in recent elections. Compared to other nearby cities, Mission has more republican voters. Compared to the nation as a whole, Mission leans more republican.
Highly educated populations with bachelor’s degrees or higher tend to vote for more liberal candidates. In Mission, 53.94% of all adults have earned a bachelor’s degree or higher. Educated women are far less likely to vote for conservatives, and in Mission women make up 52.61% of the population.
Older Americans tend to vote more conservatively. Members of the Boomer and Silent generations (born 1928-1964) more often vote for republicans while GenX, Millennials (born 1965-1996) and younger generations consistently support democrats. The median age in Mission is 36.4, which is younger than the national median age of 38.1.
Is Mission a political battleground? Across all types of political contests in Mission, including state, local and presidential elections, races come within five percentage points 29% of the time.
Note: Federal, local, and state elections are weighed based on the recency of the election and the importance most voters assign to each seat.
Nearby Cities
- Roeland Park, KS: more conservative voters
- Fairway, KS: more conservative voters
- Merriam, KS: more liberal voters
- Westwood, KS: more conservative voters
- Mission Hills, KS: more conservative voters
- Westwood Hills, KS: more conservative voters
- Prairie Village, KS: more liberal voters
- Kansas City, MO: more liberal voters
- Kansas City, KS: more liberal voters
- Lake Quivira, KS: more conservative voters
Cities with Similar Populations
- Eidson Road, TX: more liberal voters
- Social Circle, GA: more conservative voters
- Portland, CT: more liberal voters
- Virginia, MN: more liberal voters
- Freeport, FL: more conservative voters
- Devils Lake, ND: more conservative voters
- Tiburon, CA: more liberal voters
- East Rutherford, NJ: more liberal voters
- Tijeras, NM: more liberal voters
- Islip Terrace, NY: more liberal voters
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