Leon is a Republican stronghold. About 22% of voters here vote Democratic and 78% Republican.
About 51% of adults in Leon typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Leon, ~11% vote Democratic, ~40% Republican, and ~49% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Leon compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Leon leans more Republican than 10 of 25 neighbors.
Leon runs about 40 points more Republican than Kansas as a whole.
Why Leon 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 Leon, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 77% of households in Leon are family households, about 10 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Leon, 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 Leon looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Leon is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Pickrell Corner, KS R+55
- Haverhill, KS R+56
- El Dorado, KS R+33
- Rosalia, KS R+60
- Smileyville, KS R+58
- Augusta, KS R+42
- Bloomington, KS R+58
- Latham, KS R+61
- Beaumont, KS R+61
- Towanda, KS R+49
Cities with Similar Populations
- Jasper, NY R+64
- Alma, CO D+13
- Erskine, MN R+47
- Windthorst, TX R+80
- Kerby, MI R+31
- Oldtown, MD R+67
- Sydnorsville, VA R+52
- Stockton, MN R+28
- Oshkosh, NE R+68
- Poagville, MS R+65
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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.