Grigston is a Republican stronghold. About 7% of voters here vote Democratic and 93% Republican.
About 51% of adults in Grigston typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Grigston, ~4% vote Democratic, ~47% Republican, and ~49% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Grigston compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Grigston leans more Republican than 6 of 9 neighbors.
Grigston runs about 70 points more Republican than Kansas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Grigston. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+88) and the northeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+77), a spread of about 10 points.
Why Grigston 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 Grigston, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 4% of residents in Grigston live in densely developed areas, about 15 points below the Kansas average of 19%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 88% of households in Grigston are family households, above 98% of cities.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Grigston, KS sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Grigston looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. About 34% of households in Grigston rent, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Scott City, KS R+64
- Manning, KS R+86
- Shallow Water, KS R+88
- Healy, KS R+77
- Dighton, KS R+78
- Modoc, KS R+87
- Tennis, KS R+80
- Shields, KS R+79
- Pence, KS R+85
- Marienthal, KS R+79
Cities with Similar Populations
- Young Hickory, NY R+65
- Patchinville, PA R+69
- Moody, OR D+28
- Melrose, VA R+41
- Red Bluff, TX R+42
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.