Tipton is a Republican stronghold. About 13% of voters here vote Democratic and 87% Republican.
About 50% of adults in Tipton typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Tipton, ~6% vote Democratic, ~44% Republican, and ~50% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Tipton compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Tipton leans more Republican than 13 of 15 neighbors.
Tipton runs about 58 points more Republican than Kansas as a whole.
Why Tipton 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 Tipton, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas with a high white share vote Republican. Tipton sits in the bottom quarter on density and about 97% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 12 points above the Kansas average of 85%.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Tipton, KS sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Tipton looks the way it does
Turnout in Tipton 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
- Hunter, KS R+74
- Downs, KS R+71
- Cawker City, KS R+65
- Osborne, KS R+74
- Glen Elder, KS R+67
- Dispatch, KS R+73
- Luray, KS R+67
- Portis, KS R+76
- Lucas, KS R+65
- Beloit, KS R+53
Cities with Similar Populations
- Petersburg, IA R+53
- Fellows, CA R+80
- Swainton, NJ R+26
- Parks Crossroads, NC R+54
- Wishram, WA R+39
- Coventryville, NY R+39
- Rabbit Hill, GA R+40
- Pumpkintown, TN R+71
- Briggs, VA R+18
- Sterling Forest, NY R+19
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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.