Yocemento is a Republican stronghold. About 17% of voters here vote Democratic and 83% Republican.
About 85% of adults in Yocemento typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Yocemento, ~14% vote Democratic, ~71% Republican, and ~15% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Yocemento compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Yocemento leans more Republican than 8 of 19 neighbors.
Yocemento runs about 51 points more Republican than Kansas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Yocemento. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+69) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+37), a spread of about 32 points.
Why Yocemento 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 Yocemento, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 5% of residents in Yocemento live in densely developed areas, about 14 points below the Kansas average of 19%.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Yocemento, KS sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Yocemento looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Yocemento 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 67%, about 7 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 90% of households in Yocemento own their home, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in Yocemento have completed high school, above 86% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Hays, KS R+32
- Ellis, KS R+57
- Catharine, KS R+70
- Munjor, KS R+61
- Turkville, KS R+73
- West Hamilton, KS R+74
- Schoenchen, KS R+69
- Victoria, KS R+62
- Ogallah, KS R+78
- Walker, KS R+69
Cities with Similar Populations
- Lick Creek, WV R+66
- Talleyrand, IA R+50
- Randalia, IA R+43
- Nu Mine, PA R+61
- Phoenix, NC R+9
- Luray, KS R+67
- Winona, WV R+62
- Hyannis, NE R+84
- Naxera, VA R+35
- Upper Gloucester, ME R+16
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.