Deerfield is a Republican stronghold. About 9% of voters here vote Democratic and 91% Republican.
About 24% of adults in Deerfield typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Deerfield, ~2% vote Democratic, ~22% Republican, and ~76% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Deerfield compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Deerfield is the most Republican-leaning.
Deerfield runs about 66 points more Republican than Kansas as a whole.
Why Deerfield 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 Deerfield, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 3% of residents in Deerfield live in densely developed areas, about 16 points below the Kansas average of 19%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 77% of households in Deerfield are family households, above 82% of cities.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Deerfield, KS sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Deerfield looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Deerfield is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 40% of households in Deerfield rent, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout, and about 4% of homes in Deerfield have more than one occupant per room, above 82% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Lakin, KS R+66
- Holcomb, KS R+60
- Garden City, KS R+18
- Pierceville, KS R+59
- Tennis, KS R+80
- Plymell, KS R+68
- Lydia, KS R+81
- Kendall, KS R+78
- Shallow Water, KS R+88
- Ulysses, KS R+58
Cities with Similar Populations
- Cannonsburg, MI R+17
- Glenarm, IL R+36
- Moses Lake North, WA R+67
- Easton, KS R+52
- Side Lake, MN R+18
- Dorsey, IL R+39
- Amherstdale, WV R+71
- Moriah, NY R+24
- Green Pond, AL R+74
- Roddy, TX R+81
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.