Politico Ranks Johnson County, Kansas As 'Toss-up' For Midterms

Here's a peek at Kansas City metro politics playing out on the national stage . . .

All things considered . . . This write-up is balanced & provides some worthwhile info . . .

The most populous county in Kansas, Johnson County is made up of several Kansas City suburbs and has nearly a quarter of Kansas’ voters. Full of highly educated, high-income voters, many of whom work in Kansas City, the county was emblematic of former President Donald Trump’s erosion in the suburbs in 2020.

The county voted for Trump in 2016 before delivering big for Democrats in 2018 and swinging 11 points to vote for President Joe Biden in 2020.

If Republicans can gain back some of the voters they lost in 2018, they can rely on strong support in rural areas to win statewide and in the 3rd Congressional District, where Johnson County is located.

POLITICO rates both the gubernatorial and 3rd District races as toss-ups.

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .

The county that's Democrats' best hope in Kansas

The county voted for Trump in 2016 before delivering big for Democrats in 2018 and swinging 11 points to vote for President Joe Biden in 2020. Kansas Republicans - with Trump-backed gubernatorial frontrunner Attorney General Derek Schmidt - have a chance to take back the governor's office after losing it to Democrat Laura Kelly in 2018.