Norway is a Republican stronghold. About 20% of voters here vote Democratic and 80% Republican.
About 58% of adults in Norway typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Norway, ~12% vote Democratic, ~46% Republican, and ~42% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Norway compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Norway leans more Republican than 3 of 33 neighbors.
Norway runs about 44 points more Republican than Kansas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Norway. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+78) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+50), a spread of about 28 points.
Why Norway 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 Norway, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Norway, about 95% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 22 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 10 points below the Kansas average of 27%.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Norway, KS sits below the national average on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Norway looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. About 29% of households in Norway rent, above 82% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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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.