McCracken is a Republican stronghold. About 18% of voters here vote Democratic and 82% Republican.
About 64% of adults in McCracken typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in McCracken, ~12% vote Democratic, ~52% Republican, and ~36% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How McCracken compares
Among cities within 25 miles, McCracken leans more Republican than 11 of 18 neighbors.
McCracken runs about 49 points more Republican than Kansas as a whole.
Why McCracken 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 McCracken, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 5% of residents in McCracken live in densely developed areas, about 14 points below the Kansas average of 19%.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; McCracken, KS sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in McCracken looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 96% of adults in McCracken have completed high school, about 6 points above the U.S. average of 90%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Alexander, KS R+64
- Brownell, KS R+80
- Liebenthal, KS R+64
- Bazine, KS R+81
- La Crosse, KS R+60
- Nekoma, KS R+64
- Schoenchen, KS R+69
- Rush Center, KS R+63
- Bison, KS R+64
Cities with Similar Populations
- Deerfield, VA R+64
- Mount Hester, AL R+73
- Mount Joy, TX R+77
- Etowah, AR R+59
- West Sweden, WI R+36
- Bena, MN Even
- Craig, MO R+66
- Norfield, MS R+77
- Lewis, WI R+33
- Woodson, TX R+83
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.