Barber County is a Republican stronghold. About 15% of voters here vote Democratic and 85% Republican.
About 58% of adults in Barber County typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Barber County, ~9% vote Democratic, ~49% Republican, and ~42% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Barber County compares
Among counties within 50 miles, Barber County leans more Republican than 4 of 7 neighbors.
Barber County runs about 53 points more Republican than Kansas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by city within Barber County. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+78) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+64), a spread of about 14 points.
Why Barber County leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per county to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Barber County, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 6% of residents in Barber County live in densely developed areas, about 12 points below the Kansas average of 19%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 69% of households in Barber County are family households, above 76% of counties.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Barber County, KS sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Barber County looks the way it does
Turnout in Barber County sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Counties
- Harper County, KS R+65
- Pratt County, KS R+53
- Woods County, OK R+57
- Kingman County, KS R+58
- Alfalfa County, OK R+76
- Comanche County, KS R+73
- Kiowa County, KS R+71
- Grant County, OK R+70
- Stafford County, KS R+66
- Major County, OK R+73
Counties with Similar Populations
- Holt County, MO R+61
- Phillips County, MT R+52
- Bath County, VA R+54
- Kittson County, MN R+34
- Menominee County, WI D+59
- Mora County, NM D+18
- Custer County, ID R+52
- Hidalgo County, NM R+22
- Kimble County, TX R+63
- Grant County, OK R+70
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.