66214 leans Democratic by roughly 22 points: about 61% of voters vote Democratic and 39% Republican.
About 64% of adults in 66214 typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 66214, ~39% vote Democratic, ~25% Republican, and ~36% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 66214 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 66214 leans more Democratic than 32 of 71 neighbors.
66214 runs about 38 points more Democratic than Kansas as a whole. Kansas leans Republican overall, while 66214 is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 66214. The northeast side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+31) and the southwest side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+18), a spread of about 14 points.
Why 66214 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 66214, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in 66214 live in densely developed areas, about 64 points above the U.S. average of 36%. High college attainment predicts Democratic voting, and 66214 sits in the top quarter (about 50%, above 89% of zip codes). 66214 runs against the grain of Kansas, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; 66214, KS sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in 66214 looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. 66214 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 69%, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 97% of adults in 66214 have completed high school, above 87% 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.