Selden is a Republican stronghold. About 8% of voters here vote Democratic and 92% Republican.
About 54% of adults in Selden typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Selden, ~4% vote Democratic, ~50% Republican, and ~46% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Selden compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Selden leans more Republican than 13 of 15 neighbors.
Selden runs about 67 points more Republican than Kansas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Selden. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+86) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+72), a spread of about 13 points.
Why Selden 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 Selden, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 4% of residents in Selden live in densely developed areas, about 15 points below the Kansas average of 19%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Selden, KS sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Selden looks the way it does
Turnout in Selden 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 Cities
- Leoville, KS R+82
- Rexford, KS R+81
- Dresden, KS R+73
- Seguin, KS R+86
- Hoxie, KS R+74
- Menlo, KS R+83
- Jennings, KS R+72
- Gem, KS R+80
- Oberlin, KS R+62
- Tasco, KS R+86
Cities with Similar Populations
- Roxbury, PA R+71
- Rico, CO R+39
- Canada Creek Ranch, MI R+43
- Wolf Lake, IL R+55
- Schlater, MS R+14
- Mine La Motte, MO R+71
- Omega, IL R+70
- Olive Branch, GA D+15
- Hamley Run, OH D+13
- Lundy, FL R+63
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.