66026 is a Republican stronghold. About 24% of voters here vote Democratic and 76% Republican.
About 66% of adults in 66026 typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 66026, ~16% vote Democratic, ~50% Republican, and ~34% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 66026 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 66026 leans more Republican than 2 of 7 neighbors.
66026 runs about 35 points more Republican than Kansas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 66026. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+64) and the northwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+44), a spread of about 21 points.
Why 66026 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 66026, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 84% of households in 66026 are family households, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; 66026, KS sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in 66026 looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 90% of households in 66026 own their home, about 10 points above the Kansas average of 79%. 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.