Pittsburg leans Republican by roughly 16 points: about 42% of voters vote Democratic and 58% Republican.
About 51% of adults in Pittsburg typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Pittsburg, ~21% vote Democratic, ~30% Republican, and ~49% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Pittsburg compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Pittsburg is the least Republican-leaning.
Politically, Pittsburg sits close to the rest of Kansas.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Pittsburg. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+31) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+8), a spread of about 23 points.
Why Pittsburg 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 Pittsburg, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Pittsburg votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 72%, 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 Pittsburg, KS does.
Why turnout in Pittsburg looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. About 48% of households in Pittsburg rent, about 23 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout, and about 5% of homes in Pittsburg have more than one occupant per room, above 87% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Chicopee, KS R+43
- Frontenac, KS R+34
- Kirkwood, KS R+39
- Kniveton, KS R+48
- Fleming, KS R+50
- South Radley, KS R+45
- Yale, KS R+43
- Opolis, KS R+33
- Weir, KS R+55
Cities with Similar Populations
- Crawfordsville, IN R+35
- Billerica, MA D+5
- Penfield, NY D+18
- Winchester, MA D+51
- South San Jose Hills, CA D+28
- Darlington, SC D+7
- Clinton, UT R+32
- Amherst Center, MA D+72
- Payson, UT R+49
- Palmetto Bay, FL R+8
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.