Ford is a Republican stronghold. About 10% of voters here vote Democratic and 90% Republican.
About 55% of adults in Ford typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Ford, ~5% vote Democratic, ~50% Republican, and ~45% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Ford compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Ford leans more Republican than 11 of 12 neighbors.
Ford runs about 63 points more Republican than Kansas as a whole.
Why Ford leans the way it does
Density, race composition, education, and family structure all sit close to their national averages in Ford. The lean here lands roughly where demographic data alone would predict.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Ford, KS sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Ford looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Ford 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 69%, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Bucklin, KS R+76
- Kingsdown, KS R+76
- Fort Dodge, KS R+27
- Wilroads Gardens, KS R+32
- Windhorst, KS R+78
- Spearville, KS R+73
- Wright, KS R+70
- Mullinville, KS R+77
- Dodge City, KS R+20
- Minneola, KS R+74
Cities with Similar Populations
- Inlet, NY R+10
- Fairburn, SD R+57
- White City, IL R+45
- Melson, GA R+75
- Jenny Lind, NC R+18
- Rimini, MT R+16
- Brady, MT R+61
- Piney Bluff, GA R+63
- Whitlash, MT R+68
- Naomi, GA R+75
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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.