Chetopa is a Republican stronghold. About 19% of voters here vote Democratic and 81% Republican.
About 58% of adults in Chetopa typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Chetopa, ~11% vote Democratic, ~47% Republican, and ~42% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Chetopa compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Chetopa leans more Republican than 21 of 45 neighbors.
Chetopa runs about 45 points more Republican than Kansas as a whole.
Why Chetopa 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 Chetopa, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 12% of adults in Chetopa hold a bachelor's degree, about 15 points below the Kansas average of 27%.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Chetopa, KS sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Chetopa looks the way it does
Areas with high food insecurity turn out at lower rates. About 21% of adults in Chetopa report food insecurity, above 83% of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 85% of adults in Chetopa have completed high school, below 79% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Bartlett, KS R+72
- Melrose, KS R+68
- Oswego, KS R+60
- Welch, OK R+69
- Hallowell, KS R+68
- Treece, KS R+68
- North Miami, OK R+59
Cities with Similar Populations
- Mount Desert, ME D+37
- DeRuyter, NY R+43
- Burnett, WI R+45
- Point Venture, TX R+5
- Tidioute, PA R+42
- Cool Valley, MO D+75
- Woodbine, KY R+76
- Roslyn, WA Even
- Friend, NE R+60
- Prudhoe Bay, AK R+13
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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.