Burrton is a Republican stronghold. About 17% of voters here vote Democratic and 83% Republican.
About 52% of adults in Burrton typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Burrton, ~9% vote Democratic, ~43% Republican, and ~48% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Burrton compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Burrton is the most Republican-leaning.
Burrton runs about 50 points more Republican than Kansas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Burrton. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+69) and the northeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+48), a spread of about 21 points.
Why Burrton 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 Burrton, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 76% of households in Burrton are family households, about 10 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Developed land and Republican lean
Places with a rural land-use pattern tend to lean Republican; Burrton, KS sits below the national average on this measure. Developed land does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Burrton looks the way it does
Areas with low high-school completion turn out at lower rates. About 87% of adults in Burrton have completed high school, below 74% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Punkin Center, KS R+58
- Patterson, KS R+66
- Obeeville, KS R+55
- Halstead, KS R+52
- Buhler, KS R+57
- Haven, KS R+58
- Mount Hope, KS R+61
- Yoder, KS R+62
- Bentley, KS R+61
- Hutchinson, KS R+28
Cities with Similar Populations
- Adams Run, SC D+17
- Hills, IA R+5
- Dellwood, MN Even
- Humphrey, NE R+79
- Sugar Camp, WI R+28
- Shellman, GA R+25
- Shobonier, IL R+68
- Maricopa, CA R+63
- Palestine, AR R+48
- Orangeville, UT R+76
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.