Lincoln County is a Republican stronghold. About 17% of voters here vote Democratic and 83% Republican.
About 56% of adults in Lincoln County typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Lincoln County, ~10% vote Democratic, ~46% Republican, and ~44% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Lincoln County compares
Among counties within 50 miles, Lincoln County leans more Republican than 7 of 8 neighbors.
Lincoln County runs about 51 points more Republican than Kansas as a whole.
Why Lincoln 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 Lincoln County, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas with a high white share vote Republican. Lincoln County sits in the bottom quarter on density and about 91% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 5 points above the Kansas average of 85%.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Lincoln County, KS sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Lincoln County looks the way it does
Turnout in Lincoln County sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Counties
- Ellsworth County, KS R+56
- Ottawa County, KS R+63
- Mitchell County, KS R+58
- Saline County, KS R+26
- Russell County, KS R+59
- Osborne County, KS R+74
- Cloud County, KS R+55
- Rice County, KS R+54
- Jewell County, KS R+73
- McPherson County, KS R+44
Counties with Similar Populations
- Jewell County, KS R+73
- Rush County, KS R+62
- Sherman County, NE R+64
- Edwards County, KS R+65
- Brown County, NE R+74
- Stanley County, SD R+49
- Franklin County, NE R+69
- Bowman County, ND R+65
- Glascock County, GA R+80
- Baker County, GA R+16
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.