Parsons leans Republican by roughly 24 points: about 38% of voters vote Democratic and 62% Republican.
About 61% of adults in Parsons typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Parsons, ~23% vote Democratic, ~38% Republican, and ~39% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Parsons compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Parsons is the least Republican-leaning.
Parsons runs about 9 points more Republican than Kansas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Parsons. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+33) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+17), a spread of about 15 points.
Why Parsons 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 Parsons, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Parsons votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 68%, far above the Kansas average of 19%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
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 Parsons, KS does.
Why turnout in Parsons looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. About 29% of households in Parsons rent, above 82% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Winway, KS R+44
- Dennis, KS R+61
- South Mound, KS R+66
- Strauss, KS R+64
- Montana, KS R+63
- Galesburg, KS R+66
- Altamont, KS R+57
- Mound Valley, KS R+61
- Sherman, KS R+66
Cities with Similar Populations
- Triangle, VA D+43
- Harrisburg, IL R+44
- Coarsegold, CA R+29
- Belle Vernon, PA R+30
- Cedar Hills, UT R+43
- South Haven, MI Even
- Red Bank, SC R+43
- Walkertown, NC R+24
- Kempner, TX R+52
- Kenai, AK R+28
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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.