Bird City is a Republican stronghold. About 12% of voters here vote Democratic and 88% Republican.
About 47% of adults in Bird City typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Bird City, ~6% vote Democratic, ~41% Republican, and ~53% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Bird City compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Bird City leans more Republican than 2 of 7 neighbors.
Bird City runs about 60 points more Republican than Kansas as a whole.
Why Bird City 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 Bird City, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 3% of residents in Bird City 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 Bird City, KS does.
Why turnout in Bird City looks the way it does
Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout. About 7% of homes in Bird City have more than one occupant per room, above 93% of cities. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 30% of households in Bird City rent, above 84% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- McDonald, KS R+78
- Wheeler, KS R+77
- St. Francis, KS R+67
- Beardsley, KS R+78
- Benkelman, NE R+61
- Blakeman, KS R+77
- Edson, KS R+84
- Atwood, KS R+69
- Max, NE R+79
- Brewster, KS R+82
Cities with Similar Populations
- West Middleton, IN R+55
- San Simon, AZ R+54
- Ellisboro, NC R+59
- Red Hill, KY R+60
- Red River, WI R+41
- Red Rock, OK R+37
- Waterville, IA R+39
- Beaver Falls, NY R+51
- Oskar, MI R+19
- Grand Bluff, TX R+66
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.