Wilson is a Republican stronghold. About 17% of voters here vote Democratic and 83% Republican.
About 51% of adults in Wilson typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Wilson, ~9% vote Democratic, ~42% Republican, and ~49% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Wilson compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Wilson leans more Republican than 5 of 26 neighbors.
Wilson runs about 50 points more Republican than Kansas as a whole.
Why Wilson 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 Wilson, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 85% of residents in Wilson drive to work alone, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Wilson, KS sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Wilson looks the way it does
Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout. About 4% of homes in Wilson have more than one occupant per room, above 81% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Dorrance, KS R+71
- Bunker Hill, KS R+71
- Ellsworth, KS R+45
- Sylvan Grove, KS R+66
- Holyrood, KS R+67
- Beaver, KS R+75
- Westfall, KS R+66
- Lucas, KS R+65
Cities with Similar Populations
- Kingston, ID R+49
- Red Bank, CA R+47
- Baileys Prairie, TX R+55
- McGill, NV R+57
- Cedar Bluffs, NE R+47
- Prue, OK R+64
- Pine Park, GA R+44
- Oakland, OK R+41
- Wagners Lake, NE R+62
- Paw Paw, WV R+56
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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.