66762 leans Republican by roughly 18 points: about 41% of voters vote Democratic and 59% Republican.
About 52% of adults in 66762 typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 66762, ~21% vote Democratic, ~31% Republican, and ~48% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 66762 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 66762 is the least Republican-leaning.
Politically, 66762 sits close to the rest of Kansas.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 66762. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+38) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+8), a spread of about 30 points.
Why 66762 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 66762, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
66762 votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 66%, far above the Kansas average of 19%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; 66762, KS sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in 66762 looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. About 45% of households in 66762 rent, about 20 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout, and about 5% of homes in 66762 have more than one occupant per room, above 85% 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.