Osborne County is a Republican stronghold. About 13% of voters here vote Democratic and 87% Republican.
About 47% of adults in Osborne County typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Osborne County, ~6% vote Democratic, ~41% Republican, and ~53% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Osborne County compares
Among counties within 50 miles, Osborne County is the most Republican-leaning.
Osborne County runs about 58 points more Republican than Kansas as a whole.
Why Osborne County leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per county to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Osborne County, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas with a high white share vote Republican. Osborne County sits in the bottom quarter on density and about 92% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 6 points above the Kansas average of 85%.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Osborne County, KS sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Osborne County looks the way it does
Turnout in Osborne County sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Counties
- Smith County, KS R+72
- Mitchell County, KS R+58
- Rooks County, KS R+66
- Jewell County, KS R+73
- Russell County, KS R+59
- Lincoln County, KS R+67
- Phillips County, KS R+68
- Ellis County, KS R+38
- Ellsworth County, KS R+56
- Franklin County, NE R+69
Counties with Similar Populations
- Costilla County, CO D+19
- Baca County, CO R+69
- Lewis County, ID R+60
- Baylor County, TX R+66
- Mercer County, MO R+70
- Hanson County, SD R+72
- Sheridan County, MT R+58
- Hardeman County, TX R+60
- Roger Mills County, OK R+83
- Kimball County, NE R+68
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.