Blue Rapids is a Republican stronghold. About 22% of voters here vote Democratic and 78% Republican.
About 57% of adults in Blue Rapids typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Blue Rapids, ~13% vote Democratic, ~44% Republican, and ~43% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Blue Rapids compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Blue Rapids leans more Republican than 8 of 27 neighbors.
Blue Rapids runs about 41 points more Republican than Kansas as a whole.
Why Blue Rapids 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 Blue Rapids, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 86% of residents in Blue Rapids drive to work alone, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Blue Rapids, KS sits above the national average on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Blue Rapids looks the way it does
Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout. About 5% of homes in Blue Rapids have more than one occupant per room, above 89% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Waterville, KS R+64
- Barnes, KS R+71
- Lillis, KS R+60
- Marysville, KS R+44
- Frankfort, KS R+47
- Herkimer, KS R+59
- Winifred, KS R+61
- Home, KS R+62
- Randolph, KS R+52
- Vliets, KS R+53
Cities with Similar Populations
- Keener, NC R+28
- Flint Hill, NC R+63
- Harmony, IN R+53
- Ponderay, ID R+38
- Stokes, MS Even
- Fairmount, IL R+56
- Gowrie, IA R+46
- Moores, GA R+32
- Fallentimber, PA R+61
- Millersburg, KY 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.