Medway is a Republican stronghold. About 15% of voters here vote Democratic and 85% Republican.
About 35% of adults in Medway typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Medway, ~5% vote Democratic, ~30% Republican, and ~65% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Medway compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Medway leans more Republican than 4 of 6 neighbors.
Medway runs about 54 points more Republican than Kansas as a whole.
Why Medway 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 Medway, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 83% of households in Medway are family households, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 67%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Medway sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 3%, below 93% of cities).
Population density, never-married share, and Republican lean
Places that combine low population density and a never-married-heavy adult population tend to lean Republican, as Medway, KS does.
Why turnout in Medway looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Medway 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
- Syracuse, KS R+71
- Coolidge, KS R+70
- Holly, CO R+44
- Kendall, KS R+78
- Hartman, CO R+66
- Granada, CO R+57
- Bristol, CO R+57
- Johnson City, KS R+39
- Manter, KS R+76
Cities with Similar Populations
- Riceford, MN R+29
- Athol, SD R+58
- Smith, SC R+13
- South Danville, VT D+6
- Lysite, WY R+76
- Himyar, KY R+73
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.