66936 is a Republican stronghold. About 12% of voters here vote Democratic and 88% Republican.
About 55% of adults in 66936 typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 66936, ~7% vote Democratic, ~48% Republican, and ~45% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 66936 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 66936 leans more Republican than 2 of 3 neighbors.
66936 runs about 59 points more Republican than Kansas as a whole.
Why 66936 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 66936, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas with a high white share vote Republican. 66936 sits in the bottom quarter on density and about 94% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 9 points above the Kansas average of 85%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 77% of households in 66936 are family households, above 84% of zip codes.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; 66936, KS sits in the bottom quarter 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 66936 looks the way it does
Turnout in 66936 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.