Cloud County is a Republican stronghold. About 23% of voters here vote Democratic and 77% Republican.
About 66% of adults in Cloud County typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Cloud County, ~15% vote Democratic, ~51% Republican, and ~34% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Cloud County compares
Among counties within 50 miles, Cloud County leans more Republican than 1 of 10 neighbors.
Cloud County runs about 39 points more Republican than Kansas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by city within Cloud County. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+74) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+50), a spread of about 24 points.
Why Cloud County leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per county to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Cloud County, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 82% of residents in Cloud County drive to work alone, about 8 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Food insecurity and voter turnout
Places with low food insecurity tend to turn out at a higher rate; Cloud County, KS sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Food insecurity does not directly drive turnout; it reflects economic hardship, which lines up with lower voting.
Why turnout in Cloud County looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 95% of adults in Cloud County have completed high school, about 5 points above the U.S. average of 90%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Counties
- Republic County, KS R+62
- Mitchell County, KS R+58
- Clay County, KS R+56
- Ottawa County, KS R+63
- Jewell County, KS R+73
- Washington County, KS R+67
- Thayer County, NE R+61
- Lincoln County, KS R+67
- Nuckolls County, NE R+60
- Saline County, KS R+26
Counties with Similar Populations
- Marshall County, MN R+53
- Cuming County, NE R+63
- Turner County, GA R+19
- Palo Alto County, IA R+44
- Crittenden County, KY R+68
- Mitchell County, TX R+50
- Kemper County, MS D+23
- White Pine County, NV R+60
- Hancock County, KY R+52
- Phelps County, NE R+58
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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.