Keene is a Republican stronghold. About 24% of voters here vote Democratic and 76% Republican.
About 54% of adults in Keene typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Keene, ~13% vote Democratic, ~41% Republican, and ~46% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Keene compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Keene leans more Republican than 10 of 20 neighbors.
Keene runs about 36 points more Republican than Kansas as a whole.
Why Keene 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 Keene, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas with a high white share vote Republican. Keene sits in the bottom quarter on density and about 98% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 13 points above the Kansas average of 85%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 79% of households in Keene are family households, above 87% of cities.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Keene, KS sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Keene looks the way it does
Turnout in Keene 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 Cities
- Bushong, KS R+51
- Allen, KS R+51
- Hessdale, KS R+54
- Eskridge, KS R+53
- Parkerville, KS R+58
- Alta Vista, KS R+56
- Council Grove, KS R+43
- Admire, KS R+51
- Dunlap, KS R+61
- Alma, KS R+47
Cities with Similar Populations
- Manning, AR R+16
- Peach Orchard, MO R+74
- Pearsonia, OK R+69
- Duke, OK R+77
- Spring Dale, WV R+57
- Pedro Bay, AK D+14
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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.