Xenia is a Republican stronghold. About 18% of voters here vote Democratic and 82% Republican.
About 66% of adults in Xenia typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Xenia, ~12% vote Democratic, ~54% Republican, and ~34% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Xenia compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Xenia leans more Republican than 17 of 38 neighbors.
Xenia runs about 48 points more Republican than Kansas as a whole.
Why Xenia 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 Xenia, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 4% of residents in Xenia live in densely developed areas, about 15 points below the Kansas average of 19%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Xenia, KS sits in the bottom 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 Xenia looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 90% of households in Xenia own their home, about 11 points above the Kansas average of 79%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Bronson, KS R+64
- Mapleton, KS R+67
- Blue Mound, KS R+74
- Moran, KS R+58
- Uniontown, KS R+67
- Kincaid, KS R+65
- Selma, KS R+68
- Redfield, KS R+67
- Lone Elm, KS R+63
Cities with Similar Populations
- Magan, KY R+69
- Madoc, MT R+67
- Lake Drive, TN R+74
- Williamson, AR R+74
- Slatestone, TN R+69
- Hiwassee College, TN R+68
- Hager, WV R+63
- Mindenville, NY R+46
- Hadley, IL R+64
- Diamond Springs, KS R+59
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.