Lydia is a Republican stronghold. About 10% of voters here vote Democratic and 90% Republican.
About 42% of adults in Lydia typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Lydia, ~4% vote Democratic, ~38% Republican, and ~58% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Lydia compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Lydia leans more Republican than 4 of 7 neighbors.
Lydia runs about 65 points more Republican than Kansas as a whole.
Why Lydia 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 Lydia, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 3% of residents in Lydia live in densely developed areas, about 15 points below the Kansas average of 19%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 77% of households in Lydia are family households, above 81% of cities.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Lydia, KS sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Lydia looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Lydia is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 29% of households in Lydia rent, above 83% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Leoti, KS R+53
- Deerfield, KS R+82
- Marienthal, KS R+79
- Lakin, KS R+66
- Modoc, KS R+87
- Selkirk, KS R+79
- Shallow Water, KS R+88
- Kendall, KS R+78
- Holcomb, KS R+60
- Tennis, KS R+80
Cities with Similar Populations
- South Lynchburg, SC D+49
- Heavener Grove, WV R+64
- Harvard Station, MA D+29
- Twin Branch, WV R+70
- Ayr, ND R+44
- Bairdstown, OH R+49
- Moscow, KY R+65
- Drehersville, PA R+47
- North Creek, UT R+78
- Lidy Hot Springs, ID R+67
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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.