Wells is a Republican stronghold. About 12% of voters here vote Democratic and 88% Republican.
About 72% of adults in Wells typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Wells, ~9% vote Democratic, ~63% Republican, and ~28% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Wells compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Wells is the most Republican-leaning.
Wells runs about 60 points more Republican than Kansas as a whole.
Why Wells 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 Wells, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 4% of residents in Wells live in densely developed areas, about 15 points below the Kansas average of 19%.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Wells, KS sits in the top quarter 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 Wells looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Wells 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 68%, about 8 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Bennington, KS R+64
- Vine Creek, KS R+75
- Minneapolis, KS R+57
- Verdi, KS R+65
- Manchester, KS R+70
- Delphos, KS R+70
- Oak Hill, KS R+70
- Culver, KS R+67
- Trenton, KS R+60
- Longford, KS R+68
Cities with Similar Populations
- Hillcrest, WI R+14
- Hill City, PA R+53
- Colleen, VA R+26
- Pascola, MO R+54
- Marysville, IA R+49
- Miller Dale Colony, SD R+67
- Strouds, WV R+63
- Gilmore, AR R+4
- Strahan, IA R+49
- High Bank, NY R+28
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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.