Fontana is a Republican stronghold. About 24% of voters here vote Democratic and 76% Republican.
About 67% of adults in Fontana typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Fontana, ~16% vote Democratic, ~51% Republican, and ~33% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Fontana compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Fontana leans more Republican than 12 of 42 neighbors.
Fontana runs about 36 points more Republican than Kansas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Fontana. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+64) and the northwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+44), a spread of about 21 points.
Why Fontana 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 Fontana, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 84% of households in Fontana are family households, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Fontana, KS sits above 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 Fontana looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 90% of households in Fontana own their home, about 11 points above the Kansas average of 79%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- New Lancaster, KS R+59
- Lacygne, KS R+58
- Osawatomie, KS R+39
- Parker, KS R+64
- Linn Valley, KS R+50
- Farlinville, KS R+65
- Lane, KS R+57
- Paola, KS R+35
- Somerset, KS R+48
Cities with Similar Populations
- Greenvale, NY R+11
- Penfield, PA R+60
- Francis Creek, WI R+45
- Pymatuning Central, PA R+46
- Wildwood, TX R+85
- New Bedford, OH R+69
- Reynolds, IN R+54
- Helena, OH R+51
- Rye, TX R+39
- Brownville, ME R+34
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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.