Meade County is a Republican stronghold. About 16% of voters here vote Democratic and 84% Republican.
About 63% of adults in Meade County typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Meade County, ~10% vote Democratic, ~53% Republican, and ~37% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Meade County compares
Among counties within 50 miles, Meade County leans more Republican than 3 of 6 neighbors.
Meade County runs about 52 points more Republican than Kansas as a whole.
Why Meade County leans the way it does
Density, race composition, education, and family structure all sit close to their national averages in Meade County. The lean here lands roughly where demographic data alone would predict.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Meade 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 Meade County looks the way it does
Turnout in Meade 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
- Clark County, KS R+73
- Gray County, KS R+73
- Haskell County, KS R+66
- Seward County, KS R+27
- Beaver County, OK R+77
- Ford County, KS R+26
- Harper County, OK R+80
- Stevens County, KS R+73
- Finney County, KS R+25
- Grant County, KS R+59
Counties with Similar Populations
- Valley County, NE R+67
- Owsley County, KY R+74
- Stafford County, KS R+66
- Schuyler County, MO R+67
- Union County, NM R+52
- LaMoure County, ND R+57
- Nuckolls County, NE R+60
- Dunn County, ND R+53
- Storey County, NV R+40
- Gregory County, SD R+65
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.