Reserve is a Republican stronghold. About 22% of voters here vote Democratic and 78% Republican.
About 69% of adults in Reserve typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Reserve, ~15% vote Democratic, ~54% Republican, and ~31% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Reserve compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Reserve leans more Republican than 10 of 41 neighbors.
Reserve runs about 40 points more Republican than Kansas as a whole.
Why Reserve leans the way it does
Density, race composition, education, and family structure all sit close to their national averages in Reserve. The lean here lands roughly where demographic data alone would predict.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Reserve, KS sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Reserve looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 98% of adults in Reserve have completed high school, about 5 points above the Kansas average of 93%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Preston, NE R+60
- Hamlin, KS R+58
- Padonia, KS R+44
- Falls City, NE R+51
- Morrill, KS R+63
- Hiawatha, KS R+38
- Rulo, NE R+62
- Salem, NE R+63
- White Cloud, KS R+60
- Robinson, KS R+53
Cities with Similar Populations
- Duckwater, NV R+69
- Strauss, KS R+64
- King, WI R+20
- Stille, LA R+83
- Stover, SC R+15
- Thatcher, ID R+75
- Steelton, WV R+53
- Spivey, KS R+69
- Ticknor, GA R+64
- Campaign, TN R+70
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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.