Rock is a Republican stronghold. About 19% of voters here vote Democratic and 81% Republican.
About 65% of adults in Rock typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Rock, ~12% vote Democratic, ~53% Republican, and ~35% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Rock compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Rock leans more Republican than 27 of 38 neighbors.
Rock runs about 45 points more Republican than Kansas as a whole.
Why Rock 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 Rock, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 77% of households in Rock are family households, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 67%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Rock sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 5%, below 78% of cities).
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Rock, KS sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Rock looks the way it does
Turnout in Rock sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Wilmot, KS R+63
- Douglass, KS R+53
- Udall, KS R+61
- Floral, KS R+63
- Smileyville, KS R+58
- Rose Hill, KS R+46
- New Salem, KS R+64
- Mulvane, KS R+42
- Hackney, KS R+40
- Atlanta, KS R+68
Cities with Similar Populations
- Mansfield, NC R+41
- Conger, MN R+36
- Greenleaf, KS R+73
- Rainsburg, PA R+72
- Steuben, WI R+37
- West Bend, NC R+58
- Amberson, PA R+72
- Marilee, TX R+58
- Centerville, MO R+69
- Forest City, MO R+64
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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.