Lenora is a Republican stronghold. About 8% of voters here vote Democratic and 92% Republican.
About 50% of adults in Lenora typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Lenora, ~4% vote Democratic, ~46% Republican, and ~50% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Lenora compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Lenora leans more Republican than 16 of 18 neighbors.
Lenora runs about 67 points more Republican than Kansas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Lenora. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+84) and the southeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+72), a spread of about 13 points.
Why Lenora 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 Lenora, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 4% of residents in Lenora live in densely developed areas, about 15 points below the Kansas average of 19%.
Developed land and Republican lean
Places with a rural land-use pattern tend to lean Republican; Lenora, KS sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Developed land does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Lenora looks the way it does
Areas with low high-school completion turn out at lower rates. About 99% of adults in Lenora have completed high school, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 90%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Edmond, KS R+82
- New Almelo, KS R+78
- Clayton, KS R+82
- St. Peter, KS R+76
- Norton, KS R+65
- Reager, KS R+84
- Jennings, KS R+72
- Calvert, KS R+78
- Hill City, KS R+62
- Penokee, KS R+72
Cities with Similar Populations
- Duck Creek Village, UT R+52
- Castana, IA R+49
- Verdery, SC R+25
- Trent Mill, VA R+18
- Merwin, MO R+68
- Chandler Heights, AZ R+20
- Engle Mill, MD R+52
- Mill River, MA D+28
- Lamasco, TX R+78
- Guilford, IL R+29
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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.