Horace is a Republican stronghold. About 10% of voters here vote Democratic and 90% Republican.
About 52% of adults in Horace typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Horace, ~5% vote Democratic, ~47% Republican, and ~48% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Horace compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Horace is the most Republican-leaning.
Horace runs about 63 points more Republican than Kansas as a whole.
Why Horace 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 Horace, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas with a high white share vote Republican. Horace sits in the bottom quarter on density and about 95% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 10 points above the Kansas average of 85%.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Horace, 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 Horace looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. About 28% of households in Horace rent, above 81% of cities. Strong routine healthcare access lines up with higher turnout, and Horace sits in the top quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Tribune, KS R+66
- Selkirk, KS R+79
- Leoti, KS R+53
- Sharon Springs, KS R+81
- Weskan, KS R+86
- Sheridan Lake, CO R+75
- Wallace, KS R+85
- Lydia, KS R+81
- Marienthal, KS R+79
Cities with Similar Populations
- Maynard, KY R+69
- Curry Run, PA R+70
- Turkville, KS R+73
- Winter Haven, TX D+7
- Phillipstown, MS D+48
- Pine Ridge, ID R+52
- Schley, MN Even
- Satin, TX R+68
- West Hamilton, KS R+74
- Causey, NM R+77
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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.