Progressive Takeover Of Johnson County Flexes On All Of Kansas Politics

Mind you . . . These aren't just middle-of-the-road Democrats . . . 

The Golden Ghetto is now targeted by a full-fledged progressive movement that's racking up one election victory after the next . . . And, as the biggest population center in Kansas . . . There are implications across the entire state . . . 

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With only a few exceptions, Tuesday's elections in Johnson County trended largely blue. That would have been unbelievable decades ago, says longtime Johnson County resident and political columnist Steve Rose.

The number of registered Democrats in Johnson County has increased by more than 60,000 since 2010.

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Johnson County politics are shifting left in a way that may surprise Kansans

Voters registered as Republicans still outnumber Democrats in Johnson County, but by much less than in 2010. Today, more than half of the county's state representatives today are Democrats - metrics that show the power of the local GOP may be softening.