Calvert is a Republican stronghold. About 11% of voters here vote Democratic and 89% Republican.
About 31% of adults in Calvert typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Calvert, ~3% vote Democratic, ~28% Republican, and ~69% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Calvert compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Calvert leans more Republican than 12 of 17 neighbors.
Calvert runs about 62 points more Republican than Kansas as a whole.
Why Calvert 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 Calvert, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 5% of residents in Calvert live in densely developed areas, about 14 points below the Kansas average of 19%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Calvert sits in the bottom quarter (about 15%, below 77% of cities).
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Calvert, KS sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Calvert looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. About 38% of households in Calvert rent, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Norton, KS R+65
- Almena, KS R+78
- Reager, KS R+84
- Prairie View, KS R+74
- Edmond, KS R+82
- Long Island, KS R+74
- Logan, KS R+74
- Lenora, KS R+83
- Beaver City, NE R+73
- Norcatur, KS R+75
Cities with Similar Populations
- Taos, MO R+61
- Timothy, NC R+56
- Tridell, UT R+52
- Elk Horn, IA R+47
- Vimville, MS R+49
- New Matamoras, OH R+64
- St. Francis, KY R+62
- Forest Falls, CA R+21
- Springville, PA R+49
- Drummond Island, MI R+30
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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.