Hodgeman County is a Republican stronghold. About 11% of voters here vote Democratic and 89% Republican.
About 49% of adults in Hodgeman County typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Hodgeman County, ~5% vote Democratic, ~44% Republican, and ~51% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Hodgeman County compares
Among counties within 50 miles, Hodgeman County leans more Republican than 7 of 8 neighbors.
Hodgeman County runs about 61 points more Republican than Kansas as a whole.
Why Hodgeman 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 Hodgeman County, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas with a high white share vote Republican. Hodgeman County sits in the bottom quarter on density and about 92% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 7 points above the Kansas average of 85%.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Hodgeman County, KS sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Hodgeman County looks the way it does
High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, mostly because the housing stress common in those areas makes voting harder. Hodgeman County sits in the top 15% nationally on a violent-crime measure. See CrimeGrade for more details. Strong routine healthcare access lines up with higher turnout, and Hodgeman County sits in the top quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Counties
- Ford County, KS R+26
- Ness County, KS R+77
- Edwards County, KS R+65
- Gray County, KS R+73
- Pawnee County, KS R+49
- Rush County, KS R+62
- Lane County, KS R+78
- Kiowa County, KS R+71
- Clark County, KS R+73
- Finney County, KS R+25
Counties with Similar Populations
- McCone County, MT R+72
- Golden Valley County, ND R+69
- De Baca County, NM R+35
- Cheyenne County, CO R+72
- Powder River County, MT R+72
- Comanche County, KS R+73
- Oldham County, TX R+80
- Dickens County, TX R+72
- Jerauld County, SD R+48
- Daniels County, MT 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.