Crawford County leans Republican by roughly 28 points: about 36% of voters vote Democratic and 64% Republican.
About 58% of adults in Crawford County typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Crawford County, ~21% vote Democratic, ~37% Republican, and ~42% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Crawford County compares
Among counties within 50 miles, Crawford County is the least Republican-leaning.
Crawford County runs about 12 points more Republican than Kansas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by city within Crawford County. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+59) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+12), a spread of about 48 points.
Why Crawford 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 Crawford County, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Crawford County votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 52%, far above the Kansas average of 19%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with renter-heavy households tend to turn out at a lower rate; Crawford County, KS sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Crawford County looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. About 38% of households in Crawford County rent, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout, and about 4% of homes in Crawford County have more than one occupant per room, above 83% of counties. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Counties
- Cherokee County, KS R+56
- Barton County, MO R+65
- Jasper County, MO R+40
- Bourbon County, KS R+48
- Labette County, KS R+42
- Vernon County, MO R+56
- Neosho County, KS R+48
- Newton County, MO R+54
- Ottawa County, OK R+53
- Allen County, KS R+48
Counties with Similar Populations
- Oconto County, WI R+40
- Wayne County, WV R+55
- Douglas County, MN R+36
- Des Moines County, IA R+8
- Mayes County, OK R+56
- Jim Wells County, TX R+14
- Union County, AR R+20
- Webster County, MO R+64
- Person County, NC R+24
- Champaign County, OH R+51
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.