Belle Plaine is a Republican stronghold. About 24% of voters here vote Democratic and 76% Republican.
About 82% of adults in Belle Plaine typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Belle Plaine, ~20% vote Democratic, ~62% Republican, and ~18% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Belle Plaine compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Belle Plaine leans more Republican than 16 of 40 neighbors.
Belle Plaine runs about 37 points more Republican than Kansas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Belle Plaine. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+61) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+49), a spread of about 12 points.
Why Belle Plaine 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 Belle Plaine, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 85% of residents in Belle Plaine drive to work alone, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Belle Plaine, KS sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Belle Plaine looks the way it does
Turnout in Belle Plaine 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 Cities
- Cicero, KS R+59
- Mulvane, KS R+42
- Waco, KS R+62
- Peck, KS R+60
- Dalton, KS R+67
- Udall, KS R+61
- Oxford, KS R+53
- Wellington, KS R+39
- Derby, KS R+29
- Haysville, KS R+42
Cities with Similar Populations
- Atlanta, MI R+41
- Pollock, LA R+85
- Herald, CA R+36
- Drew, MS D+24
- Herington, KS R+46
- Riddle, OR R+33
- Piermont, NY D+31
- Glenrock, WY R+61
- Stapleton, AL R+61
- Pontiac, SC D+11
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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.