Axtell is a Republican stronghold. About 19% of voters here vote Democratic and 81% Republican.
About 55% of adults in Axtell typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Axtell, ~11% vote Democratic, ~45% Republican, and ~44% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Axtell compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Axtell leans more Republican than 17 of 30 neighbors.
Axtell runs about 46 points more Republican than Kansas as a whole.
Why Axtell 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 Axtell, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas with a high white share vote Republican. Axtell sits in the bottom quarter on density and about 97% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 12 points above the Kansas average of 85%.
Developed land and Republican lean
Places with a rural land-use pattern tend to lean Republican; Axtell, KS sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Developed land does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Axtell looks the way it does
Areas with low high-school completion turn out at lower rates. About 95% of adults in Axtell have completed high school, about 5 points above the U.S. average of 90%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Baileyville, KS R+70
- Beattie, KS R+62
- Summerfield, KS R+62
- St. Benedict, KS R+70
- Vermillion, KS R+63
- Vliets, KS R+53
- Winifred, KS R+61
- Seneca, KS R+59
- Centralia, KS R+67
- Home, KS R+62
Cities with Similar Populations
- Devore Hghts, CA D+3
- Sawyer, ND R+66
- Fairmount, ND R+50
- Benton, ME R+30
- Oilville, VA R+22
- Windyville, MO R+68
- Randall Corner, NY R+32
- Lake George, MN R+37
- Choccolocco, AL R+70
- Wheeler, IL R+71
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.