Goddard leans heavily Republican by roughly 48 points: about 26% of voters vote Democratic and 74% Republican.
About 77% of adults in Goddard typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Goddard, ~20% vote Democratic, ~57% Republican, and ~23% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Goddard compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Goddard leans more Republican than 15 of 42 neighbors.
Goddard runs about 33 points more Republican than Kansas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Goddard. The east side is the most Republican-leaning (R+56) and the west side is the least Republican-leaning (R+34), a spread of about 22 points.
Why Goddard 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 Goddard, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Goddard votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 33%, modestly 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 79% of households in Goddard are family households, above 87% of cities.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Goddard, KS sits below the national average on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Goddard looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Goddard 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 72%, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in Goddard have completed high school, above 85% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- St. Marks, KS R+62
- Schulte, KS R+48
- Garden Plain, KS R+61
- Andale, KS R+58
- Colwich, KS R+63
- Viola, KS R+59
- Maize, KS R+33
- Clearwater, KS R+52
- Cheney, KS R+53
- Wichita, KS R+13
Cities with Similar Populations
- South Weber, UT R+38
- Crestwood Village, NJ R+18
- Brooklyn, MI R+29
- Mammoth Lakes, CA D+19
- Denton, MD R+26
- Palm Beach, FL R+17
- Fruitvale, CO R+30
- Beech Island, SC R+15
- Whiteland, IN R+42
- Willows, CA R+33
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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.