South Dodge leans heavily Republican by roughly 42 points: about 29% of voters vote Democratic and 71% Republican.
About 39% of adults in South Dodge typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in South Dodge, ~11% vote Democratic, ~28% Republican, and ~61% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How South Dodge compares
Among cities within 25 miles, South Dodge leans more Republican than 3 of 12 neighbors.
South Dodge runs about 27 points more Republican than Kansas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within South Dodge. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+79) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+23), a spread of about 56 points.
Why South Dodge 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 South Dodge, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 89% of residents in South Dodge drive to work alone, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 75% of households in South Dodge are family households, above 76% of cities.
High-school completion, uninsured rate, and voter turnout
Places that combine low high-school-completion share and a high uninsured rate tend to turn out at a lower rate, as South Dodge, KS does.
Why turnout in South Dodge looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. South Dodge is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 34% of households in South Dodge rent, above 89% of cities. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 22% of adults in South Dodge report food insecurity, above 85% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Dodge City, KS R+20
- Wilroads Gardens, KS R+32
- Fort Dodge, KS R+27
- Wright, KS R+70
- Ensign, KS R+77
- Cimarron, KS R+71
- Spearville, KS R+73
- Haggard, KS R+76
- Ford, KS R+79
- Minneola, KS R+74
Cities with Similar Populations
- Leesville, TX R+63
- Boswell, OK R+62
- Greenleaf, ID R+65
- Orrum, NC R+42
- Poulan, GA R+58
- Clarktown, NJ R+16
- Cooperstown, PA R+58
- Montgomery, LA R+75
- Bayard, NE R+63
- Ethel, WA R+45
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.