Lancaster is a Republican stronghold. About 19% of voters here vote Democratic and 81% Republican.
About 62% of adults in Lancaster typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Lancaster, ~12% vote Democratic, ~50% Republican, and ~38% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Lancaster compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Lancaster leans more Republican than 39 of 53 neighbors.
Lancaster runs about 45 points more Republican than Kansas as a whole.
Why Lancaster 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 Lancaster, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Lancaster, about 96% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 24 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 12% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 15 points below the Kansas average of 27%.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Lancaster, KS sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Lancaster looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 90% of households in Lancaster own their home, about 11 points above the Kansas average of 79%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Huron, KS R+63
- Monrovia, KS R+57
- Farmington, KS R+57
- Effingham, KS R+57
- Purcell, KS R+67
- Cummings, KS R+58
- Everest, KS R+59
- Atchison, KS R+26
- Denton, KS R+74
- Kennekuk, KS R+63
Cities with Similar Populations
- Cumberland Heights, TN R+70
- Irene, SD R+48
- Pickett, TX R+69
- Ute, IA R+53
- June Lake, CA D+16
- Shacktown, NC R+64
- Uswick, PA R+42
- Neier, MO R+63
- Salem Heights, IN R+43
- Gladys, GA R+76
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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.