Valley Center leans heavily Republican by roughly 38 points: about 31% of voters vote Democratic and 69% Republican.
About 76% of adults in Valley Center typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Valley Center, ~24% vote Democratic, ~52% Republican, and ~24% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Valley Center compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Valley Center leans more Republican than 12 of 40 neighbors.
Valley Center runs about 22 points more Republican than Kansas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Valley Center. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+53) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+34), a spread of about 18 points.
Why Valley Center 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 Valley Center, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Valley Center votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 52%, far above the Kansas average of 19%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 75% of households in Valley Center are family households, above 76% of cities.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Valley Center, KS sits in the top tenth 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 Valley Center looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Valley Center is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 70%, about 10 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Park City, KS R+26
- Sunnydale, KS R+52
- Kechi, KS R+35
- Sedgwick, KS R+51
- Bel Aire, KS R+10
- Maize, KS R+33
- Greenwich, KS R+44
- Bentley, KS R+61
- Colwich, KS R+63
- Wichita, KS R+13
Cities with Similar Populations
- Savoy, IL D+29
- Vandalia, IL R+49
- Gonzales, CA D+21
- Lynwood, IL D+67
- Hamilton, AL R+78
- Sheffield Lake, OH R+9
- Devils Lake, ND R+25
- Cheviot, OH D+3
- Economy, PA R+27
- Lake Park, FL D+38
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.