Glade is a Republican stronghold. About 11% of voters here vote Democratic and 89% Republican.
About 62% of adults in Glade typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Glade, ~7% vote Democratic, ~56% Republican, and ~37% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Glade compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Glade leans more Republican than 13 of 18 neighbors.
Glade runs about 61 points more Republican than Kansas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Glade. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+80) and the northwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+68), a spread of about 12 points.
Why Glade leans the way it does
Density, race composition, education, and family structure all sit close to their national averages in Glade. The lean here lands roughly where demographic data alone would predict.
High-school completion, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine high-school-completion-heavy adults and a rural land-use pattern tend to turn out at a higher rate, as Glade, KS does.
Why turnout in Glade looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 98% of adults in Glade have completed high school, about 5 points above the Kansas average of 93%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 90% of households in Glade own their home, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 75%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Speed, KS R+74
- Phillipsburg, KS R+63
- Kirwin, KS R+80
- Stuttgart, KS R+76
- Agra, KS R+79
- Logan, KS R+74
- Kensington, KS R+77
- Claudell, KS R+78
- Stockton, KS R+58
- Prairie View, KS R+74
Cities with Similar Populations
- Denali National Park, AK R+36
- Retrop, OK R+78
- Hamlet, IL R+37
- Renfroe, MS R+63
- Ravanna, MO R+71
- Randall, NY R+45
- Bona, MO R+69
- Powell, WI D+19
- Don Luis, AZ D+6
- Romance, MO R+70
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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.