Barnard is a Republican stronghold. About 14% of voters here vote Democratic and 86% Republican.
About 55% of adults in Barnard typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Barnard, ~8% vote Democratic, ~48% Republican, and ~44% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Barnard compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Barnard leans more Republican than 18 of 23 neighbors.
Barnard runs about 55 points more Republican than Kansas as a whole.
Why Barnard 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 Barnard, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 4% of residents in Barnard live in densely developed areas, about 15 points below the Kansas average of 19%.
Population density, never-married share, and Republican lean
Places that combine low population density and a never-married-heavy adult population tend to lean Republican, as Barnard, KS does.
Why turnout in Barnard looks the way it does
Turnout in Barnard sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Milo, KS R+71
- Lincoln, KS R+68
- Lincoln Center, KS R+64
- Ada, KS R+68
- Shady Bend, KS R+72
- Beverly, KS R+72
- Simpson, KS R+67
- Vesper, KS R+67
- Hunter, KS R+74
- Glasco, KS R+68
Cities with Similar Populations
- Pine Crest, TN R+72
- East Sutton, NH Even
- Manasota Key, FL R+36
- Strother, SC D+34
- Reynoldsville, IL R+56
- Fadette, AL R+74
- Winona, IN R+48
- Ono, WI R+39
- Romney, TX R+77
- Blomeyer, MO R+55
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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.