Politics and demographics make current economic trends even more interesting.
Consider . . .
Johnson County is now a "blue" Democratic Party stronghold and enjoying a demographic shift as their economy looks to eclipse Jackson County in the very near future.
Meanwhile . . .
Whilst Jackson County remains a progressive enclave . . . BUT . . . We can't help notice effort to either opt out or challenge the Dems around the edges of county lines.
And so . . .
Factor this economic outlook into all of that . . .
"Since 2001, Johnson County has been growing almost three times faster than Jackson County, according to the average growth rates from the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. For that reason, it seems likely that the relative balance is about to flip to Kansas in the coming years — if it hasn’t already."
Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .
KC metro area leans toward Kansas - more than ever * Missouri Independent
During my twenty-something years living in the Kansas CIty metro, the balance has never been so tilted toward Kansas.
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