Kechi leans heavily Republican by roughly 36 points: about 32% of voters vote Democratic and 68% Republican.
About 59% of adults in Kechi typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Kechi, ~19% vote Democratic, ~40% Republican, and ~41% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Kechi compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Kechi leans more Republican than 11 of 42 neighbors.
Kechi runs about 19 points more Republican than Kansas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Kechi. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+48) and the southwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+21), a spread of about 26 points.
Why Kechi 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 Kechi, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Kechi votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 25%, modestly above the Kansas average of 19%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 80% of households in Kechi are family households, above 90% of cities.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Kechi, KS sits in the top 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 Kechi looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Kechi is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 70%, about 10 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Park City, KS R+26
- Bel Aire, KS R+10
- Greenwich, KS R+44
- Valley Center, KS R+38
- Sunnydale, KS R+52
- Eastborough, KS D+7
- Wichita, KS R+13
- Benton, KS R+54
- Maize, KS R+33
- Sedgwick, KS R+51
Cities with Similar Populations
- Frankton, IN R+46
- East Sparta, OH R+50
- Hazen, ND R+61
- Edgerton, OH R+55
- Friendship, WI R+25
- Brimley, MI Even
- La Luz, NM R+35
- Lavalette, WV R+57
- Beale Afb, CA R+16
- Morrisville, NY R+24
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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.