Lane County is a Republican stronghold. About 11% of voters here vote Democratic and 89% Republican.
About 62% of adults in Lane County typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Lane County, ~7% vote Democratic, ~55% Republican, and ~38% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Lane County compares
Among counties within 50 miles, Lane County is the most Republican-leaning.
Lane County runs about 62 points more Republican than Kansas as a whole.
Why Lane 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 Lane County, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 3% of residents in Lane County live in densely developed areas, about 16 points below the Kansas average of 19%.
High-school completion, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine high-school-completion-heavy adults and a rural land-use pattern tend to turn out at a higher rate, as Lane County, KS does.
Why turnout in Lane County looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 90% of households in Lane County own their home, about 11 points above the Kansas average of 79%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in Lane County have completed high school, above 94% of counties. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Counties
- Scott County, KS R+67
- Ness County, KS R+77
- Gove County, KS R+77
- Finney County, KS R+25
- Hodgeman County, KS R+77
- Wichita County, KS R+59
- Logan County, KS R+67
- Trego County, KS R+67
- Gray County, KS R+73
- Kearny County, KS R+71
Counties with Similar Populations
- Taliaferro County, GA D+16
- Denali Borough, AK R+37
- Irion County, TX R+69
- Wallace County, KS R+83
- Dundy County, NE R+67
- Daniels County, MT R+66
- Jerauld County, SD R+48
- Lake and Peninsula Borough, AK D+13
- Comanche County, KS R+73
- Powder River County, MT R+72
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.