Wyandotte County, KS Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Wyandotte County

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

Wyandotte County leans Democratic by roughly 26 points: about 63% of voters vote Democratic and 37% Republican.

 

About 47% of adults in Wyandotte County typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Wyandotte County, ~30% vote Democratic, ~17% Republican, and ~53% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Wyandotte County compares

Among counties within 50 miles, Wyandotte County leans more Democratic than 14 of 15 neighbors.

Wyandotte County runs about 42 points more Democratic than Kansas as a whole. Kansas leans Republican overall, while Wyandotte County is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.

Politics vary noticeably by city within Wyandotte County. The northeast side runs the most Democratic (D+67) and the southwest side runs the most Republican (R+14), a spread of about 80 points.

Why Wyandotte 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 Wyandotte County, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Dense areas vote Democratic. About 82% of residents in Wyandotte County live in densely developed areas, about 46 points above the U.S. average of 36%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 40% of adults in Wyandotte County have never been married, above 93% of counties. Wyandotte County runs against the grain of Kansas, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.

Walkability and Democratic lean

Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Wyandotte County, KS sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.

Why turnout in Wyandotte County looks the way it does

Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Wyandotte County is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 36% of households in Wyandotte County rent, above 89% of counties. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 24% of adults in Wyandotte County report food insecurity, above 88% of counties. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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.