Tennis is a Republican stronghold. About 10% of voters here vote Democratic and 90% Republican.
About 58% of adults in Tennis typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Tennis, ~6% vote Democratic, ~52% Republican, and ~42% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Tennis compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Tennis leans more Republican than 5 of 8 neighbors.
Tennis runs about 64 points more Republican than Kansas as a whole.
Why Tennis leans the way it does
Density, race composition, education, and family structure all sit close to their national averages in Tennis. The lean here lands roughly where demographic data alone would predict.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Tennis, KS sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Tennis looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Tennis 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 29% of households in Tennis rent, above 82% of cities. Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout, and about 14% of homes in Tennis have more than one occupant per room, above 98% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Garden City, KS R+18
- Holcomb, KS R+60
- Pierceville, KS R+59
- Shallow Water, KS R+88
- Deerfield, KS R+82
- Grigston, KS R+86
- Scott City, KS R+64
- Plymell, KS R+68
- Lydia, KS R+81
- Lakin, KS R+66
Cities with Similar Populations
- Ola, ID R+63
- Mars Hill-Blaine, ME R+41
- Caney City, TX R+64
- Lebam, WA R+28
- Redland, AR R+27
- Clarkes, OR R+23
- Glendale, KS R+65
- Coulters, PA R+37
- Nettle Lake, OH R+60
- Johnstown, NE R+74
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.