Wilson County is a Republican stronghold. About 20% of voters here vote Democratic and 80% Republican.
About 71% of adults in Wilson County typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Wilson County, ~14% vote Democratic, ~57% Republican, and ~29% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Wilson County compares
Among counties within 50 miles, Wilson County leans more Republican than 5 of 8 neighbors.
Wilson County runs about 43 points more Republican than Kansas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by city within Wilson County. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+70) and the west side is the least Republican-leaning (R+52), a spread of about 19 points.
Why Wilson County leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per county to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Wilson County, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 82% of residents in Wilson County drive to work alone, about 8 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Never-married share and voter turnout
Places with a low never-married share tend to turn out at a higher rate; Wilson County, KS sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Wilson County looks the way it does
Turnout in Wilson County 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 Counties
- Neosho County, KS R+48
- Woodson County, KS R+55
- Montgomery County, KS R+44
- Elk County, KS R+68
- Labette County, KS R+42
- Allen County, KS R+48
- Greenwood County, KS R+61
- Chautauqua County, KS R+73
- Coffey County, KS R+58
- Nowata County, OK R+61
Counties with Similar Populations
- Woods County, OK R+57
- Madison County, MT R+46
- Dimmit County, TX R+4
- Lucas County, IA R+44
- Oregon County, MO R+69
- Montgomery County, GA R+47
- Platte County, WY R+65
- Lee County, AR D+10
- Wilkinson County, MS D+38
- Monroe County, MO R+57
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.