Milan is a Republican stronghold. About 17% of voters here vote Democratic and 83% Republican.
About 78% of adults in Milan typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Milan, ~13% vote Democratic, ~65% Republican, and ~22% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Milan compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Milan leans more Republican than 21 of 29 neighbors.
Milan runs about 50 points more Republican than Kansas as a whole.
Why Milan 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 Milan, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 5% of residents in Milan live in densely developed areas, about 14 points below the Kansas average of 19%.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Milan, KS sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Milan looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 93% of households in Milan own their home, about 14 points above the Kansas average of 79%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in Milan have completed high school, above 82% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Argonia, KS R+60
- Mayfield, KS R+70
- Conway Springs, KS R+57
- Perth, KS R+64
- Freeport, KS R+69
- Danville, KS R+69
- Caldwell, KS R+53
- Wellington, KS R+39
- Bluff City, KS R+74
- Milton, KS R+66
Cities with Similar Populations
- East Dover, ME R+32
- Selman City, TX R+65
- Agness, OR R+10
- Lawson, MI R+17
- Crichton, LA R+3
- Gravelly, AR R+71
- Laurel Grove, VA R+52
- Goodnight, KY R+60
- Slandsville, SC R+29
- Webatuck, NY R+18
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.