Kansas City, Missouri Municipal Government
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The Municipal Government of Kansas City, Missouri is the largest municipal government in the state of Missouri
and one of the largest in the United States
. It employs over 2,000 people at all levels and consists of the Mayor of Kansas City and the city manager, the Kansas City City Council
, and the Kansas City
municipal court. It is headquartered in City Hall
, but has offices in various places throughout the city. The municipal government of Kansas City has a budget exceeding $1 billion, due to the city wide 1% tax on income earned in city limits, making it have one of the largest municipal budgets in the nation.
The government of Kansas City is officially non-partisan; however, Democrats
have long held a significant dominance of politics throughout the city. In the last 100 years, only four Republicans
have served as mayor. Kansas City is heavily Democratic in the south and east, but tends to be more Republican-leaning in the north.
Missouri
Missouri is a US state located in the Midwestern United States, bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska. With a 2010 population of 5,988,927, Missouri is the 18th most populous state in the nation and the fifth most populous in the Midwest. It...
and one of the largest in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. It employs over 2,000 people at all levels and consists of the Mayor of Kansas City and the city manager, the Kansas City City Council
Kansas City, Missouri City Council
The City Council of Kansas City, Missouri, is the legislative body of the City of Kansas City, Missouri. Its offices are on the 24th floor of Kansas City City Hall and its legislative chambers are on the 26th floor. Its members represent the population of the more than 450,000 citizens of Kansas...
, and the Kansas City
Kansas City, Missouri
Kansas City, Missouri is the largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri and is the anchor city of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area, the second largest metropolitan area in Missouri. It encompasses in parts of Jackson, Clay, Cass, and Platte counties...
municipal court. It is headquartered in City Hall
Kansas City City Hall
The City Hall of Kansas City, Missouri, is the official seat of government for the city of Kansas City, Missouri. It is a 29-story skyscraper located in downtown Kansas City, and has an observation deck on the top of it...
, but has offices in various places throughout the city. The municipal government of Kansas City has a budget exceeding $1 billion, due to the city wide 1% tax on income earned in city limits, making it have one of the largest municipal budgets in the nation.
The government of Kansas City is officially non-partisan; however, Democrats
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
have long held a significant dominance of politics throughout the city. In the last 100 years, only four Republicans
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
have served as mayor. Kansas City is heavily Democratic in the south and east, but tends to be more Republican-leaning in the north.