Ocheltree leans Republican by roughly 30 points: about 35% of voters vote Democratic and 65% Republican.
About 67% of adults in Ocheltree typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Ocheltree, ~23% vote Democratic, ~44% Republican, and ~33% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Ocheltree compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Ocheltree leans more Republican than 33 of 62 neighbors.
Ocheltree runs about 13 points more Republican than Kansas as a whole.
Why Ocheltree 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 Ocheltree, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 88% of households in Ocheltree are family households, about 22 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Ocheltree, KS sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Ocheltree looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Ocheltree is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 71%, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 95% of households in Ocheltree own their home, about 20 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in Ocheltree have completed high school, above 95% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Spring Hill, KS R+32
- Clare, KS R+29
- Bucyrus, KS R+33
- Olathe, KS D+2
- New Century, KS R+9
- Gardner, KS R+17
- Stilwell, KS R+10
- Hillsdale, KS R+42
- Wea, KS R+49
- Wagstaff, KS R+46
Cities with Similar Populations
- Starrsville, GA R+31
- Brick Church, TN R+58
- Corbin City, NJ R+36
- Orange Factory, NC D+12
- Dryden, ME R+32
- Minnesota Junction, WI R+45
- Plattsburg, OH R+56
- Big Wells, TX Even
- Collins, WI R+49
- Tipton, IL R+52
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.