Stevens County is a Republican stronghold. About 14% of voters here vote Democratic and 86% Republican.
About 62% of adults in Stevens County typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Stevens County, ~9% vote Democratic, ~53% Republican, and ~38% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Stevens County compares
Among counties within 50 miles, Stevens County leans more Republican than 5 of 7 neighbors.
Stevens County runs about 56 points more Republican than Kansas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by city within Stevens County. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+87) and the west side is the least Republican-leaning (R+69), a spread of about 19 points.
Why Stevens 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 Stevens County, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 82% of residents in Stevens County drive to work alone, about 8 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Stevens County, KS sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Stevens County looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Stevens County is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 22% of adults in Stevens County report food insecurity, above 82% of counties. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Counties
- Seward County, KS R+27
- Grant County, KS R+59
- Morton County, KS R+74
- Haskell County, KS R+66
- Texas County, OK R+45
- Stanton County, KS R+48
- Beaver County, OK R+77
- Meade County, KS R+68
- Kearny County, KS R+71
- Hamilton County, KS R+71
Counties with Similar Populations
- Brule County, SD R+52
- Alexander County, IL R+4
- Dewey County, SD D+30
- Martin County, TX R+68
- Coal County, OK R+68
- Aleutians West Census Area, AK Even
- Delta County, TX R+68
- Hansford County, TX R+68
- Warren County, GA D+15
- Polk County, NE R+62
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.