Arma leans heavily Republican by roughly 44 points: about 28% of voters vote Democratic and 72% Republican.
About 76% of adults in Arma typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Arma, ~21% vote Democratic, ~55% Republican, and ~24% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Arma compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Arma leans more Republican than 8 of 58 neighbors.
Arma runs about 29 points more Republican than Kansas as a whole.
Why Arma 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 Arma, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Arma votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 23%, about 13 points below the U.S. average of 36%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Arma, KS sits above the national average on this measure.
Why turnout in Arma looks the way it does
Turnout in Arma sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Franklin, KS R+47
- Mulberry, KS R+49
- Ringo, KS R+54
- Frontenac, KS R+34
- South Radley, KS R+45
- Yale, KS R+43
Cities with Similar Populations
- Garden Plain, KS R+61
- Arnoldsville, GA R+46
- Ford Heights, IL D+79
- Adrian, GA R+74
- Marion, MT R+58
- Sardis City, AL R+80
- Phinizy, GA R+60
- Stanton, TN Even
- Williamsfield, OH R+51
- Bolivar, NY R+44
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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.