Woodson County is a Republican stronghold. About 22% of voters here vote Democratic and 78% Republican.
About 63% of adults in Woodson County typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Woodson County, ~14% vote Democratic, ~49% Republican, and ~37% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Woodson County compares
Among counties within 50 miles, Woodson County leans more Republican than 4 of 9 neighbors.
Woodson County runs about 39 points more Republican than Kansas as a whole.
Why Woodson 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 Woodson County, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas with a high white share vote Republican. Woodson County sits in the bottom quarter on density and about 91% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 6 points above the Kansas average of 85%.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Woodson County, KS sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Woodson County looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 85% of households in Woodson County own their home, about 6 points above the Kansas average of 79%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Counties
- Allen County, KS R+48
- Wilson County, KS R+59
- Neosho County, KS R+48
- Coffey County, KS R+58
- Greenwood County, KS R+61
- Anderson County, KS R+58
- Elk County, KS R+68
- Lyon County, KS R+14
- Labette County, KS R+42
- Montgomery County, KS R+44
Counties with Similar Populations
- Shackelford County, TX R+74
- Kinney County, TX R+32
- Crockett County, TX R+39
- Hand County, SD R+62
- Harlan County, NE R+69
- Lipscomb County, TX R+84
- Fallon County, MT R+71
- Hudspeth County, TX R+45
- Nelson County, ND R+43
- Sierra County, CA R+19
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.