Fort Riley leans Republican by roughly 24 points: about 38% of voters vote Democratic and 62% Republican.
About 30% of adults in Fort Riley typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Fort Riley, ~11% vote Democratic, ~18% Republican, and ~71% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Fort Riley compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Fort Riley leans more Republican than 4 of 25 neighbors.
Fort Riley runs about 8 points more Republican than Kansas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Fort Riley. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+44) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+17), a spread of about 27 points.
Why Fort Riley 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 Riley, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Fort Riley votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 50%, far above the Kansas average of 19%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 92% of households in Fort Riley are family households, in the top fraction of cities.
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 Fort Riley, KS does.
Why turnout in Fort Riley looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Fort Riley is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 80% of households in Fort Riley rent, compared to around 30% in nearby cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 99% of adults in Fort Riley have completed high school, above 98% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Grandview Plaza, KS R+18
- Junction City, KS R+8
- Milford, KS R+51
- Ogden, KS R+19
- Upland, KS R+67
- Chapman, KS R+54
- Wakefield, KS R+62
- Manhattan, KS D+9
- Riley, KS R+50
- Rocky Ford, KS R+40
Cities with Similar Populations
- Riverside, RI D+8
- Cordele, GA D+6
- Hugo, MN R+8
- Firestone, CO R+19
- Laconia, NH D+2
- Mount Kisco, NY D+16
- Bedford, VA R+39
- Minden, LA R+6
- Greenville, MI R+27
- South River, NJ R+13
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.