Tisdale is a Republican stronghold. About 15% of voters here vote Democratic and 85% Republican.
About 54% of adults in Tisdale typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Tisdale, ~8% vote Democratic, ~46% Republican, and ~46% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Tisdale compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Tisdale leans more Republican than 19 of 27 neighbors.
Tisdale runs about 54 points more Republican than Kansas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Tisdale. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+74) and the southwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+50), a spread of about 25 points.
Why Tisdale 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 Tisdale, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 3% of residents in Tisdale live in densely developed areas, about 16 points below the Kansas average of 19%.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Tisdale, KS sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Tisdale looks the way it does
Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout. About 4% of homes in Tisdale have more than one occupant per room, above 83% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Maple City, KS R+74
- Hackney, KS R+40
- New Salem, KS R+64
- Winfield, KS R+29
- Floral, KS R+63
- Burden, KS R+70
- Dexter, KS R+74
- Silverdale, KS R+60
- Cambridge, KS R+71
- Parkerfield, KS R+54
Cities with Similar Populations
- Alluwe, OK R+66
- Elkhorn, TN R+56
- Rockwood, ME R+30
- Robinsonville, AL R+23
- Robbs, MS R+76
- Summerfield, LA R+12
- Rumsey, CA R+17
- Robertsdale, PA R+66
- Deer Grove, IL R+40
- Manse, KY R+67
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.