Greeley County is a Republican stronghold. About 16% of voters here vote Democratic and 84% Republican.
About 68% of adults in Greeley County typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Greeley County, ~11% vote Democratic, ~57% Republican, and ~32% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Greeley County compares
Among counties within 50 miles, Greeley County leans more Republican than 2 of 6 neighbors.
Greeley County runs about 52 points more Republican than Kansas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by city within Greeley County. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+79) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+64), a spread of about 16 points.
Why Greeley County leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per county to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Greeley County, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Greeley County votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 52%, 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 73% of households in Greeley County are family households, above 89% of counties.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Greeley County, KS sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Greeley County looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Greeley County 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 68%, about 8 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Counties
- Wichita County, KS R+59
- Wallace County, KS R+83
- Hamilton County, KS R+71
- Cheyenne County, CO R+72
- Scott County, KS R+67
- Kearny County, KS R+71
- Kiowa County, CO R+72
- Prowers County, CO R+38
- Finney County, KS R+25
- Sherman County, KS R+66
Counties with Similar Populations
- Sheridan County, ND R+69
- Rock County, NE R+74
- Hyde County, SD R+60
- Harding County, SD R+88
- Stonewall County, TX R+68
- Skagway Municipality, AK R+23
- Issaquena County, MS R+11
- Alpine County, CA D+36
- Sterling County, TX R+80
- Campbell County, SD R+66
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.