Dodge City leans Republican by roughly 20 points: about 40% of voters vote Democratic and 60% Republican.
About 45% of adults in Dodge City typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Dodge City, ~18% vote Democratic, ~27% Republican, and ~55% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Dodge City compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Dodge City is the least Republican-leaning.
Dodge City runs about 4 points more Republican than Kansas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Dodge City. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+33) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+8), a spread of about 25 points.
Why Dodge City 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 Dodge City, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dodge City votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 64%, far above the Kansas average of 19%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Dodge City, KS sits below the national average 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 Dodge City looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Dodge City is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The uninsured rate here is about 24%, about 15 points above the Kansas average of 9%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 42% of households in Dodge City rent, compared to around 22% in nearby cities. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 26% of adults in Dodge City report food insecurity, above 92% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- South Dodge, KS R+43
- Wilroads Gardens, KS R+32
- Fort Dodge, KS R+27
- Wright, KS R+70
- Ensign, KS R+77
- Spearville, KS R+73
- Ford, KS R+79
- Cimarron, KS R+71
- Haggard, KS R+76
- Windhorst, KS R+78
Cities with Similar Populations
- Johnston, RI R+4
- Middleton, WI D+53
- South Lake Tahoe, CA D+18
- North Royalton, OH R+14
- Bemidji, MN R+7
- Lenoir City, TN R+51
- Clover, SC R+44
- Wellesley, MA D+50
- Elizabethtown, PA R+19
- Winchester, NV D+25
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.