Trading Post is a Republican stronghold. About 19% of voters here vote Democratic and 81% Republican.
About 67% of adults in Trading Post typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Trading Post, ~13% vote Democratic, ~54% Republican, and ~33% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Trading Post compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Trading Post leans more Republican than 16 of 41 neighbors.
Trading Post runs about 46 points more Republican than Kansas as a whole.
Why Trading Post 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 Trading Post, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 88% of residents in Trading Post drive to work alone, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Trading Post, KS sits below the national average on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Trading Post looks the way it does
Turnout in Trading Post 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
- Amoret, MO R+66
- Pleasanton, KS R+61
- Mulberry, MO R+66
- Lacygne, KS R+58
- Amsterdam, MO R+68
- New Lancaster, KS R+59
- Foster, MO R+68
- Virginia, MO R+66
- Linn Valley, KS R+50
- Farlinville, KS R+65
Cities with Similar Populations
- Baker, ND R+46
- Swift Run, VA R+62
- Oakwood, IA R+50
- Swan Lake, MT R+35
- Tate, AR R+73
- Highrock, PA R+58
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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.