67878 is a Republican stronghold. About 15% of voters here vote Democratic and 85% Republican.
About 36% of adults in 67878 typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 67878, ~5% vote Democratic, ~31% Republican, and ~64% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 67878 compares
67878 sits in a sparsely populated area with few comparable zip codes nearby.
67878 runs about 55 points more Republican than Kansas as a whole.
Why 67878 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 67878, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 74% of households in 67878 are family households, about 8 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; 67878, KS sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in 67878 looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. 67878 is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout, and about 7% of homes in 67878 have more than one occupant per room, above 91% of zip codes. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 80% of adults in 67878 have completed high school, below 91% 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.