Waterville is a Republican stronghold. About 18% of voters here vote Democratic and 82% Republican.
About 55% of adults in Waterville typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Waterville, ~10% vote Democratic, ~45% Republican, and ~45% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Waterville compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Waterville leans more Republican than 16 of 26 neighbors.
Waterville runs about 48 points more Republican than Kansas as a whole.
Why Waterville 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 Waterville, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 4% of residents in Waterville live in densely developed areas, about 15 points below the Kansas average of 19%.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Waterville, KS sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Waterville looks the way it does
Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout. About 6% of homes in Waterville have more than one occupant per room, above 92% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Blue Rapids, KS R+57
- Barnes, KS R+71
- Marysville, KS R+44
- Greenleaf, KS R+73
- Herkimer, KS R+59
- Kimeo, KS R+69
- Randolph, KS R+52
- Hanover, KS R+68
- Lanham, KS R+68
- Bremen, KS R+63
Cities with Similar Populations
- Youngstown, PA R+39
- Westport, KY R+40
- Fort Garland, CO D+3
- Lemont, PA D+25
- Mc Daniels, KY R+59
- Berlin, NY R+31
- East Prospect, PA R+44
- Shelby City, KY R+57
- Pine Grove Mills, PA Even
- Marshall, IN R+59
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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.