Idana is a Republican stronghold. About 17% of voters here vote Democratic and 83% Republican.
About 74% of adults in Idana typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Idana, ~12% vote Democratic, ~62% Republican, and ~26% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Idana compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Idana leans more Republican than 9 of 30 neighbors.
Idana runs about 50 points more Republican than Kansas as a whole.
Why Idana 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 Idana, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas with a high white share vote Republican. Idana sits in the bottom quarter on density and about 97% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 12 points above the Kansas average of 85%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 77% of households in Idana are family households, above 83% of cities.
High-school completion, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine high-school-completion-heavy adults and a rural land-use pattern tend to turn out at a higher rate, as Idana, KS does.
Why turnout in Idana looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 95% of households in Idana own their home, about 15 points above the Kansas average of 79%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 97% of adults in Idana have completed high school, above 93% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Morganville, KS R+66
- Clay Center, KS R+50
- Oak Hill, KS R+70
- Miltonvale, KS R+74
- Ladysmith, KS R+68
- St. Joseph, KS R+74
- Garfield Center, KS R+66
- Vining, KS R+73
- Clifton, KS R+73
- Longford, KS R+68
Cities with Similar Populations
- Zack, AR R+72
- Patroon, TX R+68
- Amagon, AR R+72
- Zipperlandville, TX R+61
- Loyd, WI R+25
- Caledonia, AR R+48
- Carman, IL R+38
- Upper Benson, NY R+42
- Schlatitz, MO R+71
- Ingomar, MT R+74
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.