West Hamilton is a Republican stronghold. About 13% of voters here vote Democratic and 87% Republican.
About 66% of adults in West Hamilton typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in West Hamilton, ~9% vote Democratic, ~57% Republican, and ~34% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How West Hamilton compares
Among cities within 25 miles, West Hamilton leans more Republican than 10 of 17 neighbors.
West Hamilton runs about 58 points more Republican than Kansas as a whole.
Why West Hamilton 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 West Hamilton, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas with a high white share vote Republican. West Hamilton sits in the bottom quarter on density and about 97% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 11 points above the Kansas average of 85%.
Never-married share, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine a low never-married share and a rural land-use pattern tend to turn out at a higher rate, as West Hamilton, KS does.
Why turnout in West Hamilton looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 96% of adults in West Hamilton have completed high school, about 7 points above the U.S. average of 90%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Ogallah, KS R+78
- Palco, KS R+76
- Ellis, KS R+57
- Zurich, KS R+76
- Yocemento, KS R+67
- Damar, KS R+76
- Wakeeney, KS R+64
- Turkville, KS R+73
- Plainville, KS R+66
- Bogue, KS R+72
Cities with Similar Populations
- Griffith, VA R+64
- Maynard, KY R+69
- Susank, KS R+69
- Sutton, ND R+55
- Pendleton, AR R+52
- Dykesville, LA R+63
- Syre, MN R+32
- Choupique, LA R+76
- Penton, NJ R+33
- Baileytown, AL R+83
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.