66716 is a Republican stronghold. About 18% of voters here vote Democratic and 82% Republican.
About 66% of adults in 66716 typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 66716, ~12% vote Democratic, ~54% Republican, and ~34% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 66716 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 66716 leans more Republican than 4 of 9 neighbors.
66716 runs about 48 points more Republican than Kansas as a whole.
Why 66716 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 66716, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 76% of households in 66716 are family households, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 67%. Rural areas vote Republican, and 66716 sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 4%, below 88% of zip codes).
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; 66716, KS sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in 66716 looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 90% of households in 66716 own their home, about 11 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.