67846 leans Republican by roughly 22 points: about 39% of voters vote Democratic and 61% Republican.
About 47% of adults in 67846 typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 67846, ~18% vote Democratic, ~29% Republican, and ~53% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 67846 compares
67846 sits in a sparsely populated area with few comparable zip codes nearby.
67846 runs about 5 points more Republican than Kansas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 67846. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+48) and the west side is the least Republican-leaning (R+10), a spread of about 38 points.
Why 67846 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 67846, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
67846 votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 71%, 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; 67846, KS sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in 67846 looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. 67846 is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The uninsured rate here is about 22%, about 13 points above the Kansas average of 9%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 36% of households in 67846 rent, above 82% of zip codes. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 23% of adults in 67846 report food insecurity, 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.