Republic County is a Republican stronghold. About 19% of voters here vote Democratic and 81% Republican.
About 66% of adults in Republic County typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Republic County, ~13% vote Democratic, ~53% Republican, and ~34% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Republic County compares
Among counties within 50 miles, Republic County leans more Republican than 6 of 9 neighbors.
Republic County runs about 46 points more Republican than Kansas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by city within Republic County. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+77) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+66), a spread of about 12 points.
Why Republic 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 Republic County, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas with a high white share vote Republican. Republic County sits in the bottom quarter on density and about 94% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 9 points above the Kansas average of 85%.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Republic County, KS sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Republic County looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 94% of adults in Republic County have completed high school, above 83% of counties. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Counties
- Cloud County, KS R+55
- Thayer County, NE R+61
- Jewell County, KS R+73
- Nuckolls County, NE R+60
- Washington County, KS R+67
- Jefferson County, NE R+51
- Mitchell County, KS R+58
- Clay County, KS R+56
- Ottawa County, KS R+63
- Fillmore County, NE R+57
Counties with Similar Populations
- Crane County, TX R+48
- Putnam County, MO R+68
- Ringgold County, IA R+50
- Custer County, CO R+33
- Furnas County, NE R+70
- Scotland County, MO R+64
- Hot Springs County, WY R+57
- Musselshell County, MT R+64
- Calhoun County, AR R+61
- Hyde County, NC R+25
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.