Grand Summit is a Republican stronghold. About 14% of voters here vote Democratic and 86% Republican.
About 53% of adults in Grand Summit typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Grand Summit, ~7% vote Democratic, ~46% Republican, and ~47% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Grand Summit compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Grand Summit leans more Republican than 15 of 23 neighbors.
Grand Summit runs about 55 points more Republican than Kansas as a whole.
Why Grand Summit leans the way it does
Density, race composition, education, and family structure all sit close to their national averages in Grand Summit. 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; Grand Summit, KS sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Grand Summit looks the way it does
Turnout in Grand Summit 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
- Grenola, KS R+69
- Cambridge, KS R+71
- Moline, KS R+70
- Burden, KS R+70
- Atlanta, KS R+68
- Wauneta, KS R+74
- Cedar Vale, KS R+74
- Latham, KS R+61
- Dexter, KS R+74
- Howard, KS R+62
Cities with Similar Populations
- Aquilla, MO R+71
- Wilmot, KS R+63
- Fords Branch, KY R+59
- Sand, TX R+82
- Stratford, WA R+61
- Kasson, PA R+56
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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.