Diamond Springs is a Republican stronghold. About 21% of voters here vote Democratic and 79% Republican.
About 70% of adults in Diamond Springs typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Diamond Springs, ~15% vote Democratic, ~55% Republican, and ~30% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Diamond Springs compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Diamond Springs leans more Republican than 16 of 29 neighbors.
Diamond Springs runs about 43 points more Republican than Kansas as a whole.
Why Diamond Springs 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 Diamond Springs, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas with a high white share vote Republican. Diamond Springs sits in the bottom quarter on density and about 94% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 9 points above the Kansas average of 85%.
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 Diamond Springs, KS does.
Why turnout in Diamond Springs looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 98% of adults in Diamond Springs have completed high school, about 5 points above the Kansas average of 93%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Burdick, KS R+64
- Wilsey, KS R+64
- Elmdale, KS R+56
- Strong City, KS R+56
- Lincolnville, KS R+66
- Cottonwood Falls, KS R+40
- Clements, KS R+56
- Lost Springs, KS R+68
- Council Grove, KS R+43
- Parkerville, KS R+58
Cities with Similar Populations
- DeGraff, KS R+63
- Magan, KY R+69
- Steuben, MI R+28
- Port Richmond, VA R+34
- Stehekin, WA R+22
- Helena, TN R+70
- Buffalo, MT R+61
- West Falls, PA R+39
- Falcon Village, TX R+14
- Donegal Springs, PA R+34
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.