Dighton is a Republican stronghold. About 11% of voters here vote Democratic and 89% Republican.
About 65% of adults in Dighton typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Dighton, ~7% vote Democratic, ~58% Republican, and ~35% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Dighton compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Dighton leans more Republican than 2 of 7 neighbors.
Dighton runs about 62 points more Republican than Kansas as a whole.
Why Dighton leans the way it does
Density, race composition, education, and family structure all sit close to their national averages in Dighton. The lean here lands roughly where demographic data alone would predict.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Dighton, KS sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Dighton looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 92% of households in Dighton own their home, about 13 points above the Kansas average of 79%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 97% of adults in Dighton have completed high school, above 89% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Shields, KS R+79
- Healy, KS R+77
- Grigston, KS R+86
- Beeler, KS R+81
- Manning, KS R+86
- Utica, KS R+81
- Scott City, KS R+64
- Arnold, KS R+80
- Gove, KS R+82
- Shallow Water, KS R+88
Cities with Similar Populations
- South Portsmouth, KY R+62
- Grand Coulee, WA R+31
- Cotton Valley, LA R+35
- Fisk, MO R+70
- Jamestown, SC R+14
- Clarkfield, MN R+47
- Middleburg, NC D+8
- Omer, MI R+44
- New London, TX R+67
- Polonia, WI R+25
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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.