Sabetha is a Republican stronghold. About 19% of voters here vote Democratic and 81% Republican.
About 80% of adults in Sabetha typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Sabetha, ~15% vote Democratic, ~65% Republican, and ~20% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Sabetha compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Sabetha leans more Republican than 20 of 36 neighbors.
Sabetha runs about 46 points more Republican than Kansas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Sabetha. The north side is the most Republican-leaning (R+72) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+54), a spread of about 18 points.
Why Sabetha 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 Sabetha, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 89% of residents in Sabetha drive to work alone, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Sabetha, KS sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Sabetha looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Sabetha is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 68%, about 8 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Morrill, KS R+63
- Fairview, KS R+54
- Woodlawn, KS R+71
- Oneida, KS R+70
- Bern, KS R+69
- Hamlin, KS R+58
- Salem, NE R+63
- Seneca, KS R+59
- Powhattan, KS R+15
- Reserve, KS R+56
Cities with Similar Populations
- Colfax, LA R+58
- Osage City, KS R+45
- Dillsboro, IN R+59
- Speedwell, TN R+74
- Emerald Isle, NC R+30
- Sun City, CA R+15
- Commercial Point, OH R+41
- Andrews, NC R+48
- Helena Valley Northeast, MT R+37
- Arcadia, OK R+41
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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.