Vassar is a Republican stronghold. About 24% of voters here vote Democratic and 76% Republican.
About 64% of adults in Vassar typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Vassar, ~15% vote Democratic, ~49% Republican, and ~36% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Vassar compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Vassar leans more Republican than 16 of 30 neighbors.
Vassar runs about 37 points more Republican than Kansas as a whole.
Why Vassar 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 Vassar, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 75% of households in Vassar are family households, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Vassar, KS sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Vassar looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 91% of households in Vassar own their home, about 12 points above the Kansas average of 79%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Lyndon, KS R+51
- Quenemo, KS R+56
- Overbrook, KS R+43
- Pomona, KS R+57
- Scranton, KS R+53
- Melvern, KS R+54
- Osage City, KS R+45
- Richter, KS R+57
- Carbondale, KS R+44
- Olivet, KS R+54
Cities with Similar Populations
- West Charleston, ME R+38
- Louise, TN R+67
- Leary, TX R+68
- Glen Allen, AL R+84
- Tillotson, PA R+51
- Rocky Cross, NC R+50
- Laporte, MI R+36
- Satterwhite, NC R+25
- Asher, OK R+70
- Fort Jesup, LA R+80
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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.