Lyons leans heavily Republican by roughly 48 points: about 26% of voters vote Democratic and 74% Republican.
About 60% of adults in Lyons typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Lyons, ~16% vote Democratic, ~44% Republican, and ~40% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Lyons compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Lyons leans more Republican than 1 of 25 neighbors.
Lyons runs about 31 points more Republican than Kansas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Lyons. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+57) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+43), a spread of about 15 points.
Why Lyons 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 Lyons, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Lyons votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 30%, modestly above the Kansas average of 19%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Lyons, KS sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Lyons looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Lyons 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
- Mitchell, KS R+64
- Chase, KS R+68
- Pollard, KS R+67
- Sterling, KS R+51
- Alden, KS R+62
- Little River, KS R+64
- Raymond, KS R+61
- Geneseo, KS R+67
- Frederick, KS R+68
- Silica, KS R+67
Cities with Similar Populations
- Bethany, MO R+55
- Catawba, SC R+50
- Ada, MI R+12
- Nichols Hills, OK Even
- Cedar Hill, TN R+65
- High Point, FL R+37
- Dannemora, NY D+2
- White Stone, TX D+11
- Mansura, LA R+4
- East Dubuque, IL R+22
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.