Muscotah is a Republican stronghold. About 19% of voters here vote Democratic and 81% Republican.
About 66% of adults in Muscotah typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Muscotah, ~13% vote Democratic, ~53% Republican, and ~34% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Muscotah compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Muscotah leans more Republican than 38 of 48 neighbors.
Muscotah runs about 46 points more Republican than Kansas as a whole.
Why Muscotah 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 Muscotah, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 10% of adults in Muscotah hold a bachelor's degree, about 17 points below the Kansas average of 27%. Rural areas with a high white share vote Republican. Non-Hispanic white share in Muscotah is about 96%, about 23 points above the U.S. average of 72%.
Never-married share, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine a low never-married share and a rural land-use pattern tend to turn out at a higher rate, as Muscotah, KS does.
Why turnout in Muscotah looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 97% of adults in Muscotah have completed high school, about 7 points above the U.S. average of 90%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Kennekuk, KS R+63
- Effingham, KS R+57
- Whiting, KS R+56
- Larkinburg, KS R+58
- Monrovia, KS R+57
- Horton, KS R+35
- Half Mound, KS R+56
- Huron, KS R+63
- Everest, KS R+59
- Lancaster, KS R+61
Cities with Similar Populations
- Greenough, GA R+26
- Elba, NE R+69
- Lazear, CO R+49
- Tampico, IN R+66
- Downieville, CA R+17
- Rawalts, IL R+39
- Avoca, TX R+70
- Centerville, NY R+58
- North Cazenovia, NY D+11
- Gay Hill, TX R+62
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.