Toronto is a Republican stronghold. About 18% of voters here vote Democratic and 82% Republican.
About 60% of adults in Toronto typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Toronto, ~11% vote Democratic, ~50% Republican, and ~39% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Toronto compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Toronto leans more Republican than 10 of 24 neighbors.
Toronto runs about 48 points more Republican than Kansas as a whole.
Why Toronto leans the way it does
Density, race composition, education, and family structure all sit close to their national averages in Toronto. The lean here lands roughly where demographic data alone would predict.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Toronto, KS sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Toronto looks the way it does
Areas with low high-school completion turn out at lower rates. About 84% of adults in Toronto have completed high school, about 6 points below the U.S. average of 90%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Neal, KS R+66
- Virgil, KS R+69
- Roper, KS R+69
- Yates Center, KS R+51
- Fall River, KS R+66
- Rose, KS R+61
- Buffalo, KS R+68
- New Albany, KS R+67
- Tonovay, KS R+67
- Coyville, KS R+68
Cities with Similar Populations
- Burnt Ranch, CA R+11
- South Hanlon, TX R+74
- Saylors Crossroads, SC R+73
- Dickinson Center, NY R+47
- Schultz, MI R+37
- Manchester, WI R+54
- Seaton, MO R+57
- Mount George, AR R+71
- Oceanside, WA D+2
- Eldorado Springs, CO D+53
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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.