Scipio is a Republican stronghold. About 19% of voters here vote Democratic and 81% Republican.
About 63% of adults in Scipio typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Scipio, ~12% vote Democratic, ~51% Republican, and ~37% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Scipio compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Scipio leans more Republican than 20 of 36 neighbors.
Scipio runs about 46 points more Republican than Kansas as a whole.
Why Scipio 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 Scipio, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 86% of residents in Scipio drive to work alone, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 83% of households in Scipio are family households, above 94% of cities.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Scipio, KS sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Scipio looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 92% of households in Scipio own their home, about 12 points above the Kansas average of 79%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Richmond, KS R+57
- Greeley, KS R+62
- Garnett, KS R+51
- Glenlock, KS R+66
- Lane, KS R+57
- Princeton, KS R+55
- Mont Ida, KS R+68
- Parker, KS R+64
- Harris, KS R+68
- Welda, KS R+66
Cities with Similar Populations
- South Russell, NY R+43
- Omena, MI D+8
- Rush, MD R+66
- Orange, IA R+32
- Tanner Crossroads, AL R+34
- Old Lawton, TN R+64
- Lithium, MO R+69
- Webb, WV R+72
- Indian, AK D+8
- Ulysses, KY R+71
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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.