Glen Elder is a Republican stronghold. About 17% of voters here vote Democratic and 83% Republican.
About 59% of adults in Glen Elder typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Glen Elder, ~10% vote Democratic, ~49% Republican, and ~41% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Glen Elder compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Glen Elder leans more Republican than 2 of 20 neighbors.
Glen Elder runs about 50 points more Republican than Kansas as a whole.
Why Glen Elder leans the way it does
Density, race composition, education, and family structure all sit close to their national averages in Glen Elder. The lean here lands roughly where demographic data alone would predict.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Glen Elder, KS sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Glen Elder looks the way it does
Turnout in Glen Elder sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Cawker City, KS R+65
- Beloit, KS R+53
- Dispatch, KS R+73
- Jewell, KS R+77
- Downs, KS R+71
- Tipton, KS R+75
- Randall, KS R+76
- Scottsville, KS R+68
- Hunter, KS R+74
- Mankato, KS R+68
Cities with Similar Populations
- Ripplemead, VA R+54
- Rio Nido, CA D+45
- Tocsin, IN R+65
- Bellarthur, NC Even
- Hartford, IN R+57
- Cameron, LA R+74
- Prairie Point, MS D+60
- Sylvan, MN R+36
- Searchlight, NV R+31
- Extension, LA R+59
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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.