66047 leans heavily Democratic by roughly 36 points: about 68% of voters vote Democratic and 32% Republican.
About 65% of adults in 66047 typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 66047, ~44% vote Democratic, ~21% Republican, and ~35% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 66047 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 66047 leans more Democratic than 5 of 9 neighbors.
66047 runs about 53 points more Democratic than Kansas as a whole. Kansas leans Republican overall, while 66047 is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 66047. The northeast side runs the most Democratic (D+47) and the west side runs the most Republican (R+21), a spread of about 68 points.
Why 66047 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 66047, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 57% of adults in 66047 hold a bachelor's degree, about 28 points above the U.S. average of 28%. Dense areas vote Democratic, and 66047 sits in the top fifth on density (about 77%, above 82% of zip codes). 66047 runs against the grain of Kansas, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; 66047, KS sits above the national average on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in 66047 looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 97% of adults in 66047 have completed high school, about 7 points above the U.S. average of 90%. 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.