66422 is a Republican stronghold. About 20% of voters here vote Democratic and 80% Republican.
About 62% of adults in 66422 typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 66422, ~12% vote Democratic, ~50% Republican, and ~38% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 66422 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 66422 leans more Republican than 6 of 7 neighbors.
66422 runs about 45 points more Republican than Kansas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 66422. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+66) and the northeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+44), a spread of about 23 points.
Why 66422 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 66422, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 5% of residents in 66422 live in densely developed areas, about 14 points below the Kansas average of 19%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and 66422 sits in the bottom quarter (about 16%, below 79% of zip codes). A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 84% of households in 66422 are family households, above 97% of zip codes.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; 66422, KS sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in 66422 looks the way it does
Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout. About 30% of homes in 66422 have more than one occupant per room, in the top fraction of zip codes. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 96% of adults in 66422 have completed high school, above 84% 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.