66518 is a Republican stronghold. About 19% of voters here vote Democratic and 81% Republican.
About 61% of adults in 66518 typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 66518, ~12% vote Democratic, ~50% Republican, and ~38% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 66518 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 66518 leans more Republican than 8 of 10 neighbors.
66518 runs about 46 points more Republican than Kansas as a whole.
Why 66518 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 66518, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 9% of adults in 66518 hold a bachelor's degree, about 18 points below the Kansas average of 27%. Rural areas with a high white share vote Republican. Non-Hispanic white share in 66518 is about 96%, well above similar-sized zip codes (around 81%).
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; 66518, KS sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in 66518 looks the way it does
Turnout in 66518 sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. 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.