Johnson is a Republican stronghold. About 11% of voters here vote Democratic and 89% Republican.
About 48% of adults in Johnson typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Johnson, ~5% vote Democratic, ~43% Republican, and ~52% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Johnson compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Johnson leans more Republican than 4 of 6 neighbors.
Johnson runs about 63 points more Republican than Kansas as a whole.
Why Johnson 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 Johnson, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 4% of residents in Johnson live in densely developed areas, about 15 points below the Kansas average of 19%.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Johnson, KS sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Johnson looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Johnson is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 85% of adults in Johnson have completed high school, below 80% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Ulysses, KS R+58
- Johnson City, KS R+39
- Manter, KS R+76
- Richfield, KS R+84
- Moscow, KS R+86
- Kendall, KS R+78
- Saunders, KS R+78
- Hugoton, KS R+69
- Rolla, KS R+85
- Lakin, KS R+66
Cities with Similar Populations
- Pumpkin Center, SD R+54
- Baskett, KY R+50
- McGregor, MI R+55
- Sapa, MS R+70
- Pierce, ID R+70
- High Bridge Estates, MD D+51
- McKinleyville, WV R+61
- Wheeler, OR D+23
- Lewis Creek, KY R+83
- Rocky Mount, GA R+64
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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.