66608 leans slightly Republican by roughly 8 points: about 46% of voters vote Democratic and 54% Republican.
About 57% of adults in 66608 typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 66608, ~26% vote Democratic, ~31% Republican, and ~43% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 66608 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 66608 leans more Republican than 13 of 27 neighbors.
66608 runs about 8 points more Democratic than Kansas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 66608. The south side runs the most Democratic (D+2) and the northeast side runs the most Republican (R+21), a spread of about 23 points.
Why 66608 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 66608, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 10% of adults in 66608 hold a bachelor's degree, about 17 points below the Kansas average of 27%. Dense places usually vote Democratic, but 66608 runs against that pattern.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with renter-heavy households tend to turn out at a lower rate; 66608, KS sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in 66608 looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. 66608 is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 40% of households in 66608 rent, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 25%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 21% of adults in 66608 report food insecurity, above 81% 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.