Neosho Rapids is a Republican stronghold. About 22% of voters here vote Democratic and 78% Republican.
About 66% of adults in Neosho Rapids typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Neosho Rapids, ~15% vote Democratic, ~51% Republican, and ~34% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Neosho Rapids compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Neosho Rapids leans more Republican than 13 of 26 neighbors.
Neosho Rapids runs about 39 points more Republican than Kansas as a whole.
Why Neosho 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 Neosho Rapids, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 89% of residents in Neosho Rapids drive to work alone, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 75% of households in Neosho Rapids are family households, above 76% of cities.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Neosho Rapids, KS sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Neosho Rapids looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 91% of households in Neosho Rapids own their home, about 12 points above the Kansas average of 79%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Hartford, KS R+60
- Lebo, KS R+60
- Emporia, KS R+5
- Reading, KS R+52
- Olpe, KS R+60
- Ottumwa, KS R+61
- Jacobs Creek Landing, KS R+63
- Olivet, KS R+54
- New Strawn, KS R+61
Cities with Similar Populations
- Essex, NY D+10
- Kremlin, OK R+74
- Town Line, NY R+28
- Callender, IA R+50
- Chriesman, TX R+67
- Shermansville, PA R+51
- Hunt, AR R+63
- Lombard, WI R+53
- Hayden, MO R+68
- San Perlita, TX R+45
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.