Arkansas City leans heavily Republican by roughly 36 points: about 32% of voters vote Democratic and 68% Republican.
About 57% of adults in Arkansas City typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Arkansas City, ~18% vote Democratic, ~39% Republican, and ~43% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Arkansas City compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Arkansas City leans more Republican than 1 of 32 neighbors.
Arkansas City runs about 19 points more Republican than Kansas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Arkansas City. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+52) and the west side is the least Republican-leaning (R+28), a spread of about 25 points.
Why Arkansas City leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per city to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Arkansas City, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Arkansas City votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 51%, far above the Kansas average of 19%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Arkansas City, KS sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Arkansas City looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Arkansas City is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 38% of households in Arkansas City rent, compared to around 18% in nearby cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Parkerfield, KS R+54
- Silverdale, KS R+60
- Geuda Springs, KS R+62
- Middleton, OK R+69
- Winfield, KS R+29
- Newkirk, OK R+67
- Hackney, KS R+40
- Kellogg, KS R+50
- Tisdale, KS R+70
- Peckham, OK R+69
Cities with Similar Populations
- Purvis, MS R+59
- Lovington, NM R+51
- Oil City, PA R+33
- Mountain Top, PA R+18
- Savannah, TN R+64
- Madisonville, TN R+68
- Mount Pleasant, PA R+40
- Sanger, TX R+51
- Tecumseh, MI R+23
- Victor, NY D+3
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.