Kearny County is a Republican stronghold. About 14% of voters here vote Democratic and 86% Republican.
About 54% of adults in Kearny County typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Kearny County, ~7% vote Democratic, ~47% Republican, and ~46% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Kearny County compares
Among counties within 50 miles, Kearny County leans more Republican than 8 of 9 neighbors.
Kearny County runs about 55 points more Republican than Kansas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by city within Kearny County. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+82) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+68), a spread of about 14 points.
Why Kearny 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 Kearny County, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 76% of households in Kearny County are family households, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 67%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Kearny County sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 10%, below 81% of counties).
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Kearny County, KS sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Kearny County looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Kearny County is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout, and about 5% of homes in Kearny County have more than one occupant per room, above 92% of counties. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Counties
- Finney County, KS R+25
- Grant County, KS R+59
- Hamilton County, KS R+71
- Haskell County, KS R+66
- Wichita County, KS R+59
- Stanton County, KS R+48
- Scott County, KS R+67
- Greeley County, KS R+68
- Gray County, KS R+73
- Stevens County, KS R+73
Counties with Similar Populations
- Wells County, ND R+58
- Edmunds County, SD R+60
- Pierce County, ND R+47
- Gregory County, SD R+65
- Mason County, TX R+56
- Columbia County, WA R+51
- Red Lake County, MN R+47
- Schuyler County, MO R+67
- Owsley County, KY R+74
- Meade County, KS R+68
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.