Neal is a Republican stronghold. About 17% of voters here vote Democratic and 83% Republican.
About 62% of adults in Neal typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Neal, ~11% vote Democratic, ~52% Republican, and ~37% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Neal compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Neal leans more Republican than 9 of 22 neighbors.
Neal runs about 50 points more Republican than Kansas as a whole.
Why Neal 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 Neal, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 3% of residents in Neal live in densely developed areas, about 15 points below the Kansas average of 19%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Neal, KS sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Neal looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 96% of adults in Neal have completed high school, about 6 points above the U.S. average of 90%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Tonovay, KS R+67
- Toronto, KS R+64
- Virgil, KS R+69
- Hamilton, KS R+71
- Eureka, KS R+54
- Lamont, KS R+63
- Fall River, KS R+66
- Severy, KS R+69
Cities with Similar Populations
- South Aberdeen, WA R+23
- Willhoit, MO R+68
- Windsor, ND R+60
- Hope, MO R+70
- Paradise Hot Springs, ID R+55
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.