Lake Quivira leans slightly Republican by roughly 8 points: about 46% of voters vote Democratic and 54% Republican.
About 78% of adults in Lake Quivira typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Lake Quivira, ~36% vote Democratic, ~42% Republican, and ~22% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Lake Quivira compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Lake Quivira leans more Republican than 33 of 79 neighbors.
Lake Quivira runs about 8 points more Democratic than Kansas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Lake Quivira. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+24) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+8), a spread of about 16 points.
Why Lake Quivira 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 Lake Quivira, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Lake Quivira votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 49%, well 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 92% of households in Lake Quivira are family households, in the top fraction of cities.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Lake Quivira, KS sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Lake Quivira looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Lake Quivira 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 79%, about 19 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 98% of households in Lake Quivira own their home, compared to around 72% in nearby cities. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in Lake Quivira have completed high school, above 96% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Shawnee, KS D+6
- Edwardsville, KS R+18
- Merriam, KS D+20
- Lenexa, KS D+12
- Mission, KS D+32
- Kansas City, KS D+29
- Roeland Park, KS D+42
- Bonner Springs, KS R+21
- Fairway, KS D+34
- Prairie Village, KS D+31
Cities with Similar Populations
- Brownlow, WV R+56
- Vulcan, MI R+37
- Dry Creek, LA R+89
- Clarkson, NE R+66
- Hillsdale, WY R+60
- Emery, SD R+69
- St. James, LA D+81
- Kidder, MO R+64
- Cygnet, OH R+50
- South Monterey, MI R+43
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.