Wabaunsee County is a Republican stronghold. About 24% of voters here vote Democratic and 76% Republican.
About 69% of adults in Wabaunsee County typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Wabaunsee County, ~16% vote Democratic, ~53% Republican, and ~31% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Wabaunsee County compares
Among counties within 50 miles, Wabaunsee County is the most Republican-leaning.
Wabaunsee County runs about 36 points more Republican than Kansas as a whole.
Why Wabaunsee 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 Wabaunsee County, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 71% of households in Wabaunsee County are family households, above 85% of counties.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Wabaunsee County, 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 Wabaunsee County looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Wabaunsee County 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 69%, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 83% of households in Wabaunsee County own their home, above 90% of counties. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 95% of adults in Wabaunsee County have completed high school, above 94% of counties. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Counties
- Pottawatomie County, KS R+46
- Shawnee County, KS D+4
- Riley County, KS D+4
- Morris County, KS R+52
- Osage County, KS R+49
- Geary County, KS R+16
- Jackson County, KS R+45
- Lyon County, KS R+14
- Jefferson County, KS R+50
- Chase County, KS R+49
Counties with Similar Populations
- Schuyler County, IL R+44
- Bailey County, TX R+49
- Pembina County, ND R+51
- Weston County, WY R+68
- Huerfano County, CO R+7
- Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AK R+39
- Powell County, MT R+48
- Monroe County, AR R+33
- Tillman County, OK R+55
- Swisher County, TX R+48
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.