Trego County is a Republican stronghold. About 17% of voters here vote Democratic and 83% Republican.
About 63% of adults in Trego County typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Trego County, ~11% vote Democratic, ~52% Republican, and ~37% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Trego County compares
Among counties within 50 miles, Trego County leans more Republican than 4 of 8 neighbors.
Trego County runs about 51 points more Republican than Kansas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by city within Trego County. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+79) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+62), a spread of about 17 points.
Why Trego County leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per county to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Trego County, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas with a high white share vote Republican. Trego County sits in the bottom quarter on density and about 96% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 10 points above the Kansas average of 85%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 69% of households in Trego County are family households, above 76% of counties.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Trego County, KS sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Trego County looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 96% of adults in Trego County have completed high school, about 7 points above the U.S. average of 90%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 82% of households in Trego County own their home, above 87% of counties. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Counties
- Graham County, KS R+65
- Gove County, KS R+77
- Ellis County, KS R+38
- Ness County, KS R+77
- Rooks County, KS R+66
- Sheridan County, KS R+79
- Rush County, KS R+62
- Lane County, KS R+78
- Logan County, KS R+67
- Norton County, KS R+71
Counties with Similar Populations
- Jackson County, SD R+9
- Hall County, TX R+63
- Sherman County, TX R+69
- Douglas County, SD R+68
- Perkins County, SD R+68
- Clay County, GA D+18
- Decatur County, KS R+65
- Logan County, KS R+67
- Perkins County, NE R+76
- Real County, TX R+64
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.