Ford County leans Republican by roughly 26 points: about 37% of voters vote Democratic and 63% Republican.
About 46% of adults in Ford County typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Ford County, ~17% vote Democratic, ~29% Republican, and ~54% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Ford County compares
Among counties within 50 miles, Ford County leans more Republican than 1 of 8 neighbors.
Ford County runs about 10 points more Republican than Kansas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by city within Ford County. The east side is the most Republican-leaning (R+78) and the west side is the least Republican-leaning (R+14), a spread of about 63 points.
Why Ford County leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per county to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Ford County, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Ford County votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 56%, far above the Kansas average of 19%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
Never-married share, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine a never-married-heavy adult population and a heavily developed built environment tend to turn out at a lower rate, as Ford County, KS does.
Why turnout in Ford County looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Ford County 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 22%, about 13 points above the Kansas average of 9%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 39% of households in Ford County rent, above 93% of counties. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 24% of adults in Ford County report food insecurity, above 88% of counties. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Counties
- Gray County, KS R+73
- Hodgeman County, KS R+77
- Clark County, KS R+73
- Edwards County, KS R+65
- Meade County, KS R+68
- Kiowa County, KS R+71
- Comanche County, KS R+73
- Finney County, KS R+25
- Ness County, KS R+77
- Haskell County, KS R+66
Counties with Similar Populations
- Platte County, NE R+48
- Marshall County, TN R+54
- Preston County, WV R+58
- Brookings County, SD R+25
- Whitley County, IN R+51
- Miami County, KS R+39
- Monroe County, MS R+31
- Scotland County, NC D+2
- Lee County, IL R+21
- Steuben County, IN R+45
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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.