White Cloud is a Republican stronghold. About 20% of voters here vote Democratic and 80% Republican.
About 71% of adults in White Cloud typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in White Cloud, ~14% vote Democratic, ~57% Republican, and ~29% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How White Cloud compares
Among cities within 25 miles, White Cloud leans more Republican than 18 of 44 neighbors.
White Cloud runs about 44 points more Republican than Kansas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within White Cloud. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+66) and the northwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+56), a spread of about 10 points.
Why White Cloud 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 White Cloud, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 75% of households in White Cloud are family households, about 8 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; White Cloud, KS sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in White Cloud looks the way it does
Turnout in White Cloud 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
- Fortescue, MO R+65
- Big Lake, MO R+65
- Rulo, NE R+62
- Highland, KS R+55
- Napier, MO R+66
- Forest City, MO R+64
- Robinson, KS R+53
- Preston, NE R+60
- Reserve, KS R+56
Cities with Similar Populations
- St. Joseph, PA R+47
- Hawkinstown, VA R+47
- Mildred, PA R+54
- Rose Hill, IA R+53
- Wickhaven, PA R+34
- Norway Lake, ME R+25
- Frankfort, TN R+73
- Mount Ida, WI R+43
- Griffith, MS R+6
- Arch Cape, OR D+18
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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.