Roper is a Republican stronghold. About 16% of voters here vote Democratic and 84% Republican.
About 59% of adults in Roper typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Roper, ~9% vote Democratic, ~50% Republican, and ~41% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Roper compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Roper leans more Republican than 24 of 31 neighbors.
Roper runs about 53 points more Republican than Kansas as a whole.
Why Roper 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 Roper, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 13% of adults in Roper hold a bachelor's degree, about 14 points below the Kansas average of 27%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Roper sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 5%, below 78% of cities).
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Roper, KS sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Roper looks the way it does
Turnout in Roper sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Benedict, KS R+68
- Coyville, KS R+68
- Guilford, KS R+69
- Buffalo, KS R+68
- New Albany, KS R+67
- Fredonia, KS R+53
- Rose, KS R+61
- Toronto, KS R+64
- Fall River, KS R+66
- Altoona, KS R+69
Cities with Similar Populations
- Sergeant, PA R+46
- Sellers, MO R+70
- Elkinsville, IN R+54
- Elbert, TX R+83
- Roba, AL D+65
- Upper Flats, WV R+62
- Neafus, KY R+69
- Sugarland, MD D+13
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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.