Cummings is a Republican stronghold. About 21% of voters here vote Democratic and 79% Republican.
About 69% of adults in Cummings typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Cummings, ~14% vote Democratic, ~54% Republican, and ~32% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Cummings compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Cummings leans more Republican than 36 of 54 neighbors.
Cummings runs about 42 points more Republican than Kansas as a whole.
Why Cummings 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 Cummings, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 92% of residents in Cummings drive to work alone, about 18 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Population density, never-married share, and Republican lean
Places that combine low population density and a never-married-heavy adult population tend to lean Republican, as Cummings, KS does.
Why turnout in Cummings looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 94% of households in Cummings own their home, about 15 points above the Kansas average of 79%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Farmington, KS R+57
- Potter, KS R+57
- St. Pats, KS R+58
- Nortonville, KS R+55
- Monrovia, KS R+57
- Atchison, KS R+26
- Lancaster, KS R+61
- Millwood, KS R+54
- Effingham, KS R+57
Cities with Similar Populations
- Dillard, OR R+46
- Kiahsville, WV R+67
- Dilts Corner, NJ D+4
- Diorite, MI R+29
- Leesburg, KY R+54
- St. Michael, PA R+48
- Marble Rock, IA R+50
- Veblen, SD R+20
- Clifton, ID R+81
- South Jackson, VA R+48
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.