Elbing is a Republican stronghold. About 20% of voters here vote Democratic and 80% Republican.
About 63% of adults in Elbing typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Elbing, ~13% vote Democratic, ~51% Republican, and ~36% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Elbing compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Elbing leans more Republican than 26 of 33 neighbors.
Elbing runs about 43 points more Republican than Kansas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Elbing. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+63) and the northwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+44), a spread of about 19 points.
Why Elbing 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 Elbing, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 5% of residents in Elbing live in densely developed areas, about 14 points below the Kansas average of 19%.
Never-married share, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine a low never-married share and a rural land-use pattern tend to turn out at a higher rate, as Elbing, KS does.
Why turnout in Elbing looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Elbing is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 68%, about 8 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Whitewater, KS R+61
- Walton, KS R+45
- Peabody, KS R+55
- Potwin, KS R+61
- Newton, KS R+25
- North Newton, KS R+21
- Burns, KS R+62
- Zimmerdale, KS R+41
- Sunnydale, KS R+52
- Wonsevu, KS R+62
Cities with Similar Populations
- Glenisle, CO R+14
- Glasco, KS R+68
- Oak Grove Village, MO R+49
- Declo, ID R+78
- Wesley, IA R+56
- Clontarf, MN R+40
- Cambridgeport, VT D+29
- Paradise, MT R+59
- Payson, OK R+67
- Ruble, MO R+65
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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.