New Century, KS Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in New Century

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

New Century leans slightly Republican by roughly 8 points: about 46% of voters vote Democratic and 54% Republican.

 

About 42% of adults in New Century typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in New Century, ~19% vote Democratic, ~23% Republican, and ~58% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How New Century compares

Among cities within 25 miles, New Century leans more Republican than 16 of 60 neighbors.

New Century runs about 7 points more Democratic than Kansas as a whole.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within New Century. The southwest side is the most split-leaning (R+44) and the north side is the least split-leaning (Even), a spread of about 42 points.

Why New Century 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 Century, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

New Century votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 49%, far above the Kansas average of 19%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and New Century sits in the bottom quarter (about 8%, below 95% of cities).

Never-married share, developed land, and voter turnout

Places that combine a never-married-heavy adult population and a heavily developed built environment tend to turn out at a lower rate, as New Century, KS does.

Why turnout in New Century looks the way it does

Areas with low high-school completion turn out at lower rates. About 79% of adults in New Century have completed high school, about 11 points below the U.S. average of 90%. Strong routine healthcare access lines up with higher turnout, and New Century sits in the top quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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.