Susank is a Republican stronghold. About 16% of voters here vote Democratic and 84% Republican.
About 55% of adults in Susank typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Susank, ~9% vote Democratic, ~46% Republican, and ~45% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Susank compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Susank leans more Republican than 17 of 30 neighbors.
Susank runs about 53 points more Republican than Kansas as a whole.
Why Susank 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 Susank, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas with a high white share vote Republican. Susank sits in the bottom quarter on density and about 97% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 12 points above the Kansas average of 85%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Susank, KS sits in the bottom quarter 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 Susank looks the way it does
Turnout in Susank 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
- Beaver, KS R+75
- South Hoisington, KS R+62
- Hoisington, KS R+61
- Milberger, KS R+72
- Galatia, KS R+68
- Olmitz, KS R+68
- Redwing, KS R+74
- Odin, KS R+75
Cities with Similar Populations
- Syre, MN R+32
- Phillipstown, MS D+48
- Diamondtown, PA R+46
- Pine Ridge, ID R+52
- Pleasant Plain, IA R+47
- Downers, VT Even
- Pendleton, AR R+52
- Penton, NJ R+33
- East Juliette, GA R+53
- Dykesville, LA R+63
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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.