Jewell County is a Republican stronghold. About 13% of voters here vote Democratic and 87% Republican.
About 57% of adults in Jewell County typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Jewell County, ~7% vote Democratic, ~49% Republican, and ~44% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Jewell County compares
Among counties within 50 miles, Jewell County leans more Republican than 8 of 9 neighbors.
Jewell County runs about 57 points more Republican than Kansas as a whole.
Why Jewell 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 Jewell County, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Jewell County, about 92% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 20 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 9 points below the Kansas average of 27%.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Jewell County, KS sits in the bottom tenth 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 Jewell County looks the way it does
Turnout in Jewell County sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Counties
- Mitchell County, KS R+58
- Nuckolls County, NE R+60
- Republic County, KS R+62
- Smith County, KS R+72
- Webster County, NE R+69
- Cloud County, KS R+55
- Osborne County, KS R+74
- Thayer County, NE R+61
- Franklin County, NE R+69
- Lincoln County, KS R+67
Counties with Similar Populations
- Lincoln County, KS R+67
- Rush County, KS R+62
- Edwards County, KS R+65
- Sherman County, NE R+64
- Brown County, NE R+74
- Franklin County, NE R+69
- Glascock County, GA R+80
- Stanley County, SD R+49
- Baker County, GA R+16
- Bowman County, ND R+65
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.