66160 leans Democratic by roughly 26 points: about 63% of voters vote Democratic and 37% Republican.
About 53% of adults in 66160 typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 66160, ~33% vote Democratic, ~20% Republican, and ~47% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 66160 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 66160 leans more Democratic than 51 of 87 neighbors.
66160 runs about 42 points more Democratic than Kansas as a whole. Kansas leans Republican overall, while 66160 is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Why 66160 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 66160, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in 66160 live in densely developed areas, about 64 points above the U.S. average of 36%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and more than 99% of adults in 66160 have never been married, in the top fraction of zip codes. 66160 runs against the grain of Kansas, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
Park access and Democratic lean
Places with heavy park coverage tend to lean Democratic; 66160, KS sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in 66160 looks the way it does
Areas with low high-school completion turn out at lower rates. More than 99% of adults in 66160 have completed high school, about 10 points above the U.S. average of 90%. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and 66160 sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. 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.