Turner, Kansas City, KS Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Turner

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

Turner is a true toss-up. About 51% of voters here vote Democratic and 49% Republican.

 

About 56% of adults in Turner typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Turner, ~29% vote Democratic, ~28% Republican, and ~43% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Turner compares

Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Turner sits roughly in the middle of the political spectrum, with 1 neighbors leaning further in the place's direction and 6 leaning the other way.

Turner runs about 18 points more Democratic than Kansas as a whole. Kansas leans Republican overall, while Turner sits closer to the political middle.

Politics vary noticeably by block within Turner. The northeast side runs the most Democratic (D+11) and the west side runs the most Republican (R+9), a spread of about 20 points.

Why Turner leans the way it does

This analysis examined 14,881 data points per neighborhood to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Turner, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Turner votes against the grain of Kansas. Kansas leans Republican overall, while Turner runs about 18 points more Democratic.

Walkability and Republican lean

Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Turner, Kansas City, KS sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.

Why turnout in Turner looks the way it does

Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Turner is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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.