Rose Hill leans heavily Republican by roughly 46 points: about 27% of voters vote Democratic and 73% Republican.
About 86% of adults in Rose Hill typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Rose Hill, ~23% vote Democratic, ~63% Republican, and ~14% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Rose Hill compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Rose Hill leans more Republican than 17 of 43 neighbors.
Rose Hill runs about 30 points more Republican than Kansas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Rose Hill. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+58) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+40), a spread of about 18 points.
Why Rose Hill 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 Rose Hill, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 82% of households in Rose Hill are family households, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 67%. Dense places usually vote Democratic, but Rose Hill runs against that pattern.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Rose Hill, KS sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Rose Hill looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Rose Hill is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 72%, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 97% of adults in Rose Hill have completed high school, above 90% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Derby, KS R+29
- Douglass, KS R+53
- Andover, KS R+31
- Mulvane, KS R+42
- Bloomington, KS R+58
- Eastborough, KS D+7
- Rock, KS R+61
- Augusta, KS R+42
- Udall, KS R+61
Cities with Similar Populations
- Pittsboro, IN R+41
- Diboll, TX R+29
- Ranson, WV R+21
- Oceano, CA D+9
- Berlin, WI R+28
- Madison, SD R+33
- Girard, PA R+22
- Greenville, KY R+48
- Albany, KY R+71
- Oconto, WI R+36
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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.