New Cambria is a Republican stronghold. About 23% of voters here vote Democratic and 77% Republican.
About 65% of adults in New Cambria typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in New Cambria, ~15% vote Democratic, ~50% Republican, and ~35% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How New Cambria compares
Among cities within 25 miles, New Cambria leans more Republican than 4 of 32 neighbors.
New Cambria runs about 37 points more Republican than Kansas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within New Cambria. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+64) and the southwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+38), a spread of about 26 points.
Why New Cambria 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 New Cambria, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 79% of households in New Cambria are family households, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; New Cambria, KS sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in New Cambria looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 97% of adults in New Cambria have completed high school, about 7 points above the U.S. average of 90%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Trenton, KS R+60
- Salina, KS R+21
- Kipp, KS R+62
- Verdi, KS R+65
- Mentor, KS R+52
- Solomon, KS R+53
- Bennington, KS R+64
- Hedville, KS R+62
- Culver, KS R+67
- Smolan, KS R+66
Cities with Similar Populations
- DeLand, IL R+43
- Pickwick, MN R+23
- Hannibal, TX R+78
- Windham Springs, AL R+80
- Willard, GA R+17
- Tiosa, IN R+59
- East Smithfield, PA R+60
- Boothville, LA R+34
- Vesuvius, VA R+45
- Harwood, MO R+74
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.