Tecumseh leans Republican by roughly 20 points: about 40% of voters vote Democratic and 60% Republican.
About more than 99% of adults in Tecumseh typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Tecumseh, ~40% vote Democratic, ~60% Republican, and ~0% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Tecumseh compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Tecumseh leans more Republican than 5 of 36 neighbors.
Politically, Tecumseh sits close to the rest of Kansas.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Tecumseh. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+25) and the west side is the least Republican-leaning (R+7), a spread of about 18 points.
Why Tecumseh 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 Tecumseh, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Tecumseh votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 31%, modestly above the Kansas average of 19%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 78% of households in Tecumseh are family households, above 86% of cities.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Tecumseh, KS sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Tecumseh looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Tecumseh 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 73%, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Berryton, KS R+31
- Grantville, KS R+50
- Newman, KS R+47
- Topeka, KS D+8
- Stull, KS R+13
- Lecompton, KS R+15
- Richland, KS R+35
- Perry, KS R+49
- Meriden, KS R+48
- Wakarusa, KS R+35
Cities with Similar Populations
- Vanderwagen, NM D+26
- Graterford, PA D+34
- Raceland, KY R+45
- Danville, AR R+59
- Madison, VA R+32
- Pierson, FL R+51
- Fort Loramie, OH R+70
- Sheridan, MI R+46
- Crandall, GA R+75
- Garfield, GA R+34
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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.