Morton County is a Republican stronghold. About 13% of voters here vote Democratic and 87% Republican.
About 75% of adults in Morton County typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Morton County, ~10% vote Democratic, ~65% Republican, and ~25% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Morton County compares
Among counties within 50 miles, Morton County is the most Republican-leaning.
Morton County runs about 58 points more Republican than Kansas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by city within Morton County. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+84) and the southwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+70), a spread of about 15 points.
Why Morton County leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per county to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Morton County, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 87% of residents in Morton County drive to work alone, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 74%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Morton County sits in the bottom quarter (about 16%, below 81% of counties).
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Morton County, KS sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Morton County looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 87% of households in Morton County own their home, about 8 points above the Kansas average of 79%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Morton County sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Counties
- Stevens County, KS R+73
- Texas County, OK R+45
- Stanton County, KS R+48
- Cimarron County, OK R+68
- Baca County, CO R+69
- Grant County, KS R+59
- Sherman County, TX R+69
- Seward County, KS R+27
- Haskell County, KS R+66
- Hamilton County, KS R+71
Counties with Similar Populations
- Ness County, KS R+77
- Gove County, KS R+77
- Aurora County, SD R+59
- Collingsworth County, TX R+56
- Real County, TX R+64
- Logan County, KS R+67
- Decatur County, KS R+65
- Sherman County, TX R+69
- Cheyenne County, KS R+71
- Hitchcock County, NE R+77
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.