Fort Dodge leans Republican by roughly 26 points: about 37% of voters vote Democratic and 63% Republican.
About 32% of adults in Fort Dodge typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Fort Dodge, ~12% vote Democratic, ~20% Republican, and ~68% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Fort Dodge compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Fort Dodge leans more Republican than 1 of 15 neighbors.
Fort Dodge runs about 11 points more Republican than Kansas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Fort Dodge. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+48) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+21), a spread of about 27 points.
Why Fort Dodge 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 Fort Dodge, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 15% of adults in Fort Dodge hold a bachelor's degree, about 12 points below the Kansas average of 27%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 77% of households in Fort Dodge are family households, above 81% of cities.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Fort Dodge, KS sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Fort Dodge looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Fort Dodge 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 24%, about 15 points above the Kansas average of 9%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 34% of households in Fort Dodge rent, above 89% of cities. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 26% of adults in Fort Dodge report food insecurity, above 92% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Wilroads Gardens, KS R+32
- Dodge City, KS R+20
- Wright, KS R+70
- South Dodge, KS R+43
- Ford, KS R+79
- Spearville, KS R+73
- Windhorst, KS R+78
- Ensign, KS R+77
- Minneola, KS R+74
- Bucklin, KS R+76
Cities with Similar Populations
- Acequia, ID R+75
- Yaquina, OR Even
- Upton, MO R+71
- Taylors Corner, NC R+57
- Chimney Rock, CO R+22
- Vance, TX R+66
- Morvin, AL R+36
- Wynnville, AL R+84
- Smithboro, NY R+42
- Brooks, CA R+18
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.