Dalton is a Republican stronghold. About 17% of voters here vote Democratic and 83% Republican.
About 63% of adults in Dalton typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Dalton, ~11% vote Democratic, ~52% Republican, and ~37% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Dalton compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Dalton leans more Republican than 36 of 40 neighbors.
Dalton runs about 50 points more Republican than Kansas as a whole.
Why Dalton 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 Dalton, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 5% of residents in Dalton live in densely developed areas, about 14 points below the Kansas average of 19%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 81% of households in Dalton are family households, above 92% of cities.
High-school completion, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine high-school-completion-heavy adults and a rural land-use pattern tend to turn out at a higher rate, as Dalton, KS does.
Why turnout in Dalton looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 95% of households in Dalton own their home, about 16 points above the Kansas average of 79%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 97% of adults in Dalton have completed high school, above 93% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Oxford, KS R+53
- Rome, KS R+53
- Riverdale, KS R+57
- Cicero, KS R+59
- Wellington, KS R+39
- Kellogg, KS R+50
- Belle Plaine, KS R+53
- Udall, KS R+61
- Perth, KS R+64
- Waco, KS R+62
Cities with Similar Populations
- Alborn, MN R+17
- Curlew, IA R+54
- Danville, LA R+35
- Crecy, TX R+73
- Patsburg, AL R+21
- Hartville, WY R+75
- Starkville, CO R+24
- Selea, PA R+74
- Weavertown, PA R+25
- Sutter, IL 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.