66417 is a Republican stronghold. About 14% of voters here vote Democratic and 86% Republican.
About 74% of adults in 66417 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 66417, ~10% vote Democratic, ~63% Republican, and ~27% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 66417 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 66417 is the most Republican-leaning.
66417 runs about 56 points more Republican than Kansas as a whole.
Why 66417 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 66417, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 5% of residents in 66417 live in densely developed areas, about 14 points below the Kansas average of 19%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 80% of households in 66417 are family households, above 92% of zip codes.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; 66417, 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 66417 looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 94% of households in 66417 own their home, about 15 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.