Palermo is a Republican stronghold. About 21% of voters here vote Democratic and 79% Republican.
About 73% of adults in Palermo typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Palermo, ~15% vote Democratic, ~58% Republican, and ~27% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Palermo compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Palermo leans more Republican than 36 of 62 neighbors.
Palermo runs about 43 points more Republican than Kansas as a whole.
Why Palermo 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 Palermo, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 85% of residents in Palermo drive to work alone, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Palermo, KS sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Palermo looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 91% of households in Palermo 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
- Wathena, KS R+60
- Elwood, KS R+46
- Troy, KS R+59
- Doniphan, KS R+62
- Bendena, KS R+64
- Moray, KS R+71
- St. Joseph, MO R+21
- DeKalb, MO R+61
- Rushville, MO R+59
- Country Club, MO R+35
Cities with Similar Populations
- Long, OH R+69
- Concow, CA R+26
- Holts Crossing, VA R+43
- Polaris, MT R+51
- Eileen, IL R+25
- Calhoun, MS R+17
- South Wellfleet, MA D+51
- Ladiga, AL R+84
- Owasa, IA R+44
- Rising Sun, WI R+26
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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.