Dwight is a Republican stronghold. About 20% of voters here vote Democratic and 80% Republican.
About 63% of adults in Dwight typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Dwight, ~13% vote Democratic, ~50% Republican, and ~37% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Dwight compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Dwight leans more Republican than 19 of 26 neighbors.
Dwight runs about 44 points more Republican than Kansas as a whole.
Why Dwight 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 Dwight, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 4% of residents in Dwight live in densely developed areas, about 15 points below the Kansas average of 19%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Dwight, KS sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Dwight looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 96% of adults in Dwight have completed high school, about 7 points above the U.S. average of 90%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Alta Vista, KS R+56
- White City, KS R+64
- Parkerville, KS R+58
- Council Grove, KS R+43
- Wilsey, KS R+64
- Latimer, KS R+66
- Grandview Plaza, KS R+18
- Keene, KS R+52
- Junction City, KS R+8
- Woodbine, KS R+59
Cities with Similar Populations
- Hamlin, PA R+57
- East St. Johnsbury, VT R+10
- Patten, GA R+57
- Bruin, PA R+62
- Calcasieu, LA R+84
- Plum Tree, VA R+37
- Redford, NY R+28
- New Canton, TN R+66
- Hawleys, NY R+37
- New Effington, SD R+47
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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.