Rome, KS Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Rome

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

Rome is a Republican stronghold. About 23% of voters here vote Democratic and 77% Republican.

 

About 59% of adults in Rome typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Rome, ~13% vote Democratic, ~46% Republican, and ~41% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Rome compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Rome leans more Republican than 11 of 33 neighbors.

Rome runs about 37 points more Republican than Kansas as a whole.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Rome. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+64) and the northeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+49), a spread of about 14 points.

Why Rome 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 Rome, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 85% of residents in Rome drive to work alone, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 74%.

Park access and Republican lean

Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Rome, 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 Rome looks the way it does

Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout. About 6% of homes in Rome have more than one occupant per room, above 91% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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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.