Comanche County is a Republican stronghold. About 13% of voters here vote Democratic and 87% Republican.
About 52% of adults in Comanche County typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Comanche County, ~7% vote Democratic, ~45% Republican, and ~48% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Comanche County compares
Among counties within 50 miles, Comanche County leans more Republican than 7 of 8 neighbors.
Comanche County runs about 57 points more Republican than Kansas as a whole.
Why Comanche 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 Comanche County, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas with a high white share vote Republican. Comanche County sits in the bottom quarter on density and about 95% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 9 points above the Kansas average of 85%.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Comanche County, KS sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Comanche County looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Comanche County is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 67%, about 7 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Counties
- Kiowa County, KS R+71
- Clark County, KS R+73
- Harper County, OK R+80
- Barber County, KS R+69
- Pratt County, KS R+53
- Edwards County, KS R+65
- Woods County, OK R+57
- Ford County, KS R+26
- Woodward County, OK R+63
- Meade County, KS R+68
Counties with Similar Populations
- Powder River County, MT R+72
- De Baca County, NM R+35
- Jerauld County, SD R+48
- Daniels County, MT R+66
- Hodgeman County, KS R+77
- Dundy County, NE R+67
- McCone County, MT R+72
- Golden Valley County, ND R+69
- Cheyenne County, CO R+72
- Oldham County, TX R+80
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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.