Jamestown is a Republican stronghold. About 15% of voters here vote Democratic and 85% Republican.
About 63% of adults in Jamestown typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Jamestown, ~9% vote Democratic, ~54% Republican, and ~37% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Jamestown compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Jamestown leans more Republican than 17 of 29 neighbors.
Jamestown runs about 54 points more Republican than Kansas as a whole.
Why Jamestown 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 Jamestown, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 4% of residents in Jamestown live in densely developed areas, about 14 points below the Kansas average of 19%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 78% of households in Jamestown are family households, above 85% 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 Jamestown, KS does.
Why turnout in Jamestown looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 95% of households in Jamestown own their home, about 15 points above the Kansas average of 79%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in Jamestown have completed high school, above 97% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Kackley, KS R+68
- Scottsville, KS R+68
- Concordia, KS R+47
- Randall, KS R+76
- Talmo, KS R+68
- Courtland, KS R+68
- Scandia, KS R+76
- Huscher, KS R+70
- Formoso, KS R+75
- Simpson, KS R+67
Cities with Similar Populations
- Peeled Chestnut, TN R+64
- Indian Lake, PA R+59
- Union Hill, AL R+82
- Lisbon, AR R+59
- Cross Creek, PA R+48
- Bascom, GA R+25
- Ludlow, ME R+48
- Lowell, NE R+61
- Meservey, IA R+47
- Pottersville, VT R+9
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.