Phillips County is a Republican stronghold. About 16% of voters here vote Democratic and 84% Republican.
About 66% of adults in Phillips County typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Phillips County, ~11% vote Democratic, ~55% Republican, and ~34% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Phillips County compares
Among counties within 50 miles, Phillips County leans more Republican than 3 of 9 neighbors.
Phillips County runs about 52 points more Republican than Kansas as a whole.
Why Phillips 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 Phillips County, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas with a high white share vote Republican. Phillips County sits in the bottom quarter on density and about 91% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 6 points above the Kansas average of 85%.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Phillips County, KS sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Phillips County looks the way it does
Turnout in Phillips 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
- Harlan County, NE R+69
- Norton County, KS R+71
- Smith County, KS R+72
- Rooks County, KS R+66
- Franklin County, NE R+69
- Graham County, KS R+65
- Osborne County, KS R+74
- Furnas County, NE R+70
- Phelps County, NE R+58
- Webster County, NE R+69
Counties with Similar Populations
- Wheeler County, TX R+67
- Toole County, MT R+43
- Dickey County, ND R+55
- Pickett County, TN R+70
- Scott County, IL R+64
- Gallatin County, IL R+60
- Thayer County, NE R+61
- Rooks County, KS R+66
- Beaver County, OK R+77
- Craig County, VA R+64
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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.