Sharpe is a Republican stronghold. About 17% of voters here vote Democratic and 83% Republican.
About 64% of adults in Sharpe typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Sharpe, ~11% vote Democratic, ~53% Republican, and ~36% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Sharpe compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Sharpe leans more Republican than 27 of 31 neighbors.
Sharpe runs about 51 points more Republican than Kansas as a whole.
Why Sharpe 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 Sharpe, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 5% of residents in Sharpe live in densely developed areas, about 14 points below the Kansas average of 19%. A high white share with below-average college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Sharpe fits that profile on both counts.
Never-married share, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine a low never-married share and a rural land-use pattern tend to turn out at a higher rate, as Sharpe, KS does.
Why turnout in Sharpe looks the way it does
Turnout in Sharpe 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
- New Strawn, KS R+61
- Halls Summit, KS R+60
- Burlington, KS R+52
- Ottumwa, KS R+61
- Waverly, KS R+60
- Westphalia, KS R+67
- Harris, KS R+68
- Le Roy, KS R+67
- Mont Ida, KS R+68
- Lebo, KS R+60
Cities with Similar Populations
- South Gorin, MO R+70
- Green, KY R+59
- Spring Mills, NY R+55
- Grafton, IN R+52
- Goodale, CO R+59
- Geridge, AR R+58
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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.