66085 leans slightly Republican by roughly 10 points: about 45% of voters vote Democratic and 55% Republican.
About 83% of adults in 66085 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 66085, ~37% vote Democratic, ~46% Republican, and ~17% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 66085 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 66085 leans more Republican than 36 of 45 neighbors.
66085 runs about 6 points more Democratic than Kansas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 66085. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+22) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+3), a spread of about 19 points.
Why 66085 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 66085, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 77% of households in 66085 are family households, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Food insecurity and voter turnout
Places with low food insecurity tend to turn out at a higher rate; 66085, KS sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Food insecurity does not directly drive turnout; it reflects economic hardship, which lines up with lower voting.
Why turnout in 66085 looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. 66085 is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 77%, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 89% of households in 66085 own their home, above 84% of zip codes. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in 66085 have completed high school, above 85% 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.