Cheney is a Republican stronghold. About 24% of voters here vote Democratic and 76% Republican.
About 79% of adults in Cheney typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Cheney, ~19% vote Democratic, ~60% Republican, and ~21% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Cheney compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Cheney leans more Republican than 7 of 33 neighbors.
Cheney runs about 37 points more Republican than Kansas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Cheney. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+65) and the west side is the least Republican-leaning (R+40), a spread of about 25 points.
Why Cheney 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 Cheney, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Cheney votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 35%, well above the Kansas average of 19%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Cheney, KS sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Cheney looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 96% of adults in Cheney have completed high school, about 6 points above the U.S. average of 90%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Garden Plain, KS R+61
- Mount Vernon, KS R+64
- Murdock, KS R+66
- Waterloo, KS R+65
- Viola, KS R+59
- Goddard, KS R+49
- St. Marks, KS R+62
- Milton, KS R+66
- Norwich, KS R+64
Cities with Similar Populations
- Scio, OR R+43
- Amissville, VA R+35
- Weaverville, CA R+14
- Hamilton, TX R+67
- Tularosa, NM R+28
- Corfu, NY R+42
- Cuthbert, GA D+14
- Riner, VA R+52
- Applewood, CO D+24
- Franklin, MI D+19
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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.