Osawatomie leans heavily Republican by roughly 40 points: about 30% of voters vote Democratic and 70% Republican.
About 75% of adults in Osawatomie typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Osawatomie, ~23% vote Democratic, ~52% Republican, and ~25% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Osawatomie compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Osawatomie leans more Republican than 13 of 45 neighbors.
Osawatomie runs about 23 points more Republican than Kansas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Osawatomie. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+52) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+29), a spread of about 22 points.
Why Osawatomie 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 Osawatomie, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Osawatomie votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 42%, well above the Kansas average of 19%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
High-school completion and voter turnout
Places with high-school-completion-heavy adults tend to turn out at a higher rate; Osawatomie, KS sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Osawatomie looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 96% of adults in Osawatomie 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
- Stanton, KS R+50
- Lane, KS R+57
- Fontana, KS R+52
- Paola, KS R+35
- Rantoul, KS R+56
- Somerset, KS R+48
- Parker, KS R+64
- Hillsdale, KS R+42
- Greeley, KS R+62
- Wagstaff, KS R+46
Cities with Similar Populations
- Brookland, AR R+62
- Little Silver, NJ D+3
- Fruitport, MI R+22
- Newfield, NJ R+26
- Linwood, NC R+60
- New Wilmington, PA R+30
- St. Matthews, SC D+6
- Finley, WA R+41
- Bon Aqua, TN R+62
- Bandon, OR D+3
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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.