Verdi is a Republican stronghold. About 18% of voters here vote Democratic and 82% Republican.
About 65% of adults in Verdi typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Verdi, ~12% vote Democratic, ~54% Republican, and ~34% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Verdi compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Verdi leans more Republican than 13 of 34 neighbors.
Verdi runs about 49 points more Republican than Kansas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Verdi. The north side is the most Republican-leaning (R+76) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+60), a spread of about 16 points.
Why Verdi 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 Verdi, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 5% of residents in Verdi live in densely developed areas, about 14 points below the Kansas average of 19%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 76% of households in Verdi are family households, above 80% of cities.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Verdi, KS sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Verdi looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Verdi 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 68%, about 8 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Bennington, KS R+64
- New Cambria, KS R+53
- Wells, KS R+76
- Vine Creek, KS R+75
- Trenton, KS R+60
- Solomon, KS R+53
- Manchester, KS R+70
- Minneapolis, KS R+57
- Talmage, KS R+68
- Culver, KS R+67
Cities with Similar Populations
- Alexandria, NH R+18
- Waldenburg, AR R+72
- Cartwright, ND R+83
- Abbot Village, ME R+45
- Eastport, ID R+68
- Nortonville, IL R+57
- Schug, AR R+69
- Bretton Woods, NH D+3
- Sterling Valley, NY R+16
- Maybeury, WV R+35
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.