Westphalia is a Republican stronghold. About 16% of voters here vote Democratic and 84% Republican.
About 57% of adults in Westphalia typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Westphalia, ~9% vote Democratic, ~48% Republican, and ~43% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Westphalia compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Westphalia leans more Republican than 34 of 37 neighbors.
Westphalia runs about 51 points more Republican than Kansas as a whole.
Why Westphalia 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 Westphalia, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Westphalia, about 97% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 24 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 11% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 16 points below the Kansas average of 27%.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Westphalia, KS sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Westphalia looks the way it does
Turnout in Westphalia sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Mont Ida, KS R+68
- Harris, KS R+68
- Sharpe, KS R+67
- Le Roy, KS R+67
- Welda, KS R+66
- Colony, KS R+64
- Glenlock, KS R+66
- Burlington, KS R+52
- Neosho Falls, KS R+62
- New Strawn, KS R+61
Cities with Similar Populations
- Robles Del Rio, CA D+30
- Ripley, CA R+10
- Longstreet, LA R+71
- Rodessa, LA R+49
- Mount Pleasant, WA D+4
- Pine Village, IN R+57
- Attica, WI R+9
- Malcom, IA R+46
- Plattenville, LA D+33
- Gary, MN R+25
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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.