Chautauqua County is a Republican stronghold. About 14% of voters here vote Democratic and 86% Republican.
About 56% of adults in Chautauqua County typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Chautauqua County, ~8% vote Democratic, ~48% Republican, and ~44% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Chautauqua County compares
Among counties within 50 miles, Chautauqua County is the most Republican-leaning.
Chautauqua County runs about 56 points more Republican than Kansas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by city within Chautauqua County. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+80) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+68), a spread of about 11 points.
Why Chautauqua County leans the way it does
Density, race composition, education, and family structure all sit close to their national averages in Chautauqua County. The lean here lands roughly where demographic data alone would predict.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Chautauqua County, KS sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Chautauqua County looks the way it does
Turnout in Chautauqua County 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 Counties
- Elk County, KS R+68
- Montgomery County, KS R+44
- Washington County, OK R+40
- Wilson County, KS R+59
- Nowata County, OK R+61
- Cowley County, KS R+38
- Osage County, OK R+39
- Greenwood County, KS R+61
- Labette County, KS R+42
- Kay County, OK R+46
Counties with Similar Populations
- Nance County, NE R+60
- Bennett County, SD R+7
- Hemphill County, TX R+66
- Reagan County, TX R+55
- Sutton County, TX R+46
- Webster County, NE R+69
- Foster County, ND R+50
- Petersburg Census Area, AK R+4
- Traverse County, MN R+42
- Knox County, 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.