Perry leans heavily Republican by roughly 48 points: about 26% of voters vote Democratic and 74% Republican.
About 67% of adults in Perry typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Perry, ~17% vote Democratic, ~50% Republican, and ~33% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Perry compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Perry leans more Republican than 33 of 47 neighbors.
Perry runs about 33 points more Republican than Kansas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Perry. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+51) and the southwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+40), a spread of about 11 points.
Why Perry 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 Perry, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 76% of households in Perry are family households, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Food insecurity and voter turnout
Places with low food insecurity tend to turn out at a higher rate; Perry, KS sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Food insecurity does not directly drive turnout; it reflects economic hardship, which lines up with lower voting.
Why turnout in Perry looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 96% of adults in Perry 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
- Thompsonville, KS R+49
- Williamstown, KS R+50
- Newman, KS R+47
- Lecompton, KS R+15
- Stull, KS R+13
- Oskaloosa, KS R+51
- Grantville, KS R+50
- Ozawkie, KS R+50
- Clinton, KS R+32
- Lawrence, KS D+45
Cities with Similar Populations
- Odin, IL R+61
- Coon Rapids, IA R+53
- Silver City, NV R+42
- Savona, NY R+46
- Maud, OK R+66
- Windsor, OH R+58
- Rushtown, OH R+54
- Toulon, IL R+42
- Patriot, OH R+65
- Meadville, MS R+38
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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.