66008 is a Republican stronghold. About 17% of voters here vote Democratic and 83% Republican.
About 89% of adults in 66008 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 66008, ~15% vote Democratic, ~74% Republican, and ~11% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 66008 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 66008 leans more Republican than 8 of 9 neighbors.
66008 runs about 49 points more Republican than Kansas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 66008. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+75) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+64), a spread of about 10 points.
Why 66008 leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per zip code to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for 66008, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 4% of residents in 66008 live in densely developed areas, about 15 points below the Kansas average of 19%.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; 66008, KS sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in 66008 looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 90% of households in 66008 own their home, about 11 points above the Kansas average of 79%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in 66008 have completed high school, above 81% of zip codes. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Kansas Secretary of State, Elections, distributed by the Voting and Election Science Team. Demographic inputs come from the U.S. Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates and the 2020 Decennial Census). Health and environmental inputs come from the CDC (PLACES and the Environmental Justice Index). Land cover comes from the USGS and EPA. Election-day and lead-up weather come from PRISM 4km daily grids and the NOAA Global Historical Climatology Network. Mail-voting and election-administration patterns come from the MIT Election Lab's Survey of the Performance of American Elections. Block-group crime detail comes from CrimeGrade. Internet data and modeling support provided by ISPreports.org.
Modeling and analysis by the BestNeighborhood data science team. Full methodology and findings: political spectrum map.
Methodology reviewed by the BestNeighborhood data team. Last updated May 2026.