Missler is a Republican stronghold. About 15% of voters here vote Democratic and 85% Republican.
About 60% of adults in Missler typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Missler, ~9% vote Democratic, ~51% Republican, and ~40% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Missler compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Missler leans more Republican than 3 of 10 neighbors.
Missler runs about 53 points more Republican than Kansas as a whole.
Why Missler 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 Missler, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 4% of residents in Missler live in densely developed areas, about 15 points below the Kansas average of 19%.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Missler, KS sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Missler looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Missler 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.
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- Meade, KS R+71
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- Fowler, KS R+69
- Montezuma, KS R+71
- Copeland, KS R+76
- Kismet, KS R+76
- Ensign, KS R+77
- Haggard, KS R+76
- Minneola, KS R+74
- Sublette, KS R+63
Cities with Similar Populations
- Antelope, MT R+58
- Morton, MO R+65
- Eileen, IL R+25
- Gorman, NC D+17
- Owasa, IA R+44
- Rising Sun, WI R+26
- Holts Crossing, VA R+43
- Harlan, OR R+32
- Palermo, KS R+59
- Clarence, KY R+73
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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.