Wamego leans heavily Republican by roughly 42 points: about 29% of voters vote Democratic and 71% Republican.
About 78% of adults in Wamego typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Wamego, ~23% vote Democratic, ~55% Republican, and ~22% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Wamego compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Wamego leans more Republican than 5 of 25 neighbors.
Wamego runs about 26 points more Republican than Kansas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Wamego. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+51) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+38), a spread of about 13 points.
Why Wamego 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 Wamego, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Wamego votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 28%, modestly above the Kansas average of 19%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
Food insecurity and voter turnout
Places with low food insecurity tend to turn out at a higher rate; Wamego, KS sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Food insecurity does not directly drive turnout; it reflects economic hardship, which lines up with lower voting.
Why turnout in Wamego looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Wamego 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%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in Wamego have completed high school, above 86% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Louisville, KS R+52
- St. George, KS R+44
- Zeandale, KS R+39
- Belvue, KS R+64
- McFarland, KS R+55
- Paxico, KS R+54
- St. Marys, KS R+59
- Rocky Ford, KS R+40
- Manhattan, KS D+9
- Westmoreland, KS R+55
Cities with Similar Populations
- Belle Isle, FL R+13
- Yoakum, TX R+55
- Rockdale, TX R+40
- Old Town, ME D+6
- Tazewell, TN R+73
- Doylestown, OH R+39
- Titusville, PA R+36
- Weston, WV R+52
- Bryans Road, MD D+58
- Bryson City, NC R+48
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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.