Chisholm Creek leans slightly Democratic by roughly 8 points: about 54% of voters vote Democratic and 46% Republican.
About 47% of adults in Chisholm Creek typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Chisholm Creek, ~25% vote Democratic, ~22% Republican, and ~53% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Chisholm Creek compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Chisholm Creek is the least Democratic-leaning.
Chisholm Creek runs about 25 points more Democratic than Kansas as a whole. Kansas leans Republican overall, while Chisholm Creek is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Chisholm Creek. The north side runs the most Democratic (D+23) and the southwest side runs the most Republican (R+8), a spread of about 31 points.
Why Chisholm Creek leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per neighborhood to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Chisholm Creek, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Chisholm Creek votes against the grain of Kansas. Kansas leans Republican overall, while Chisholm Creek runs about 25 points more Democratic.
Paved land cover and Democratic lean
Places with extensive paved surfaces tend to lean Democratic; Chisholm Creek, Wichita, KS sits above the national average 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 Chisholm Creek looks the way it does
Turnout in Chisholm Creek 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 Neighborhoods
- Eastridge, Wichita, KS D+23
- College Hill, Wichita, KS D+29
- Mead, Wichita, KS D+16
- South City Community, Wichita, KS D+10
- North Central, Wichita, KS D+72
- South Central Improvemen, Wichita, KS D+12
- South Area, Wichita, KS R+19
- Northeast Heights, Wichita, KS D+48
- Historic Midtown, Wichita, KS D+32
- Riverside, Wichita, KS R+13
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Lower Vailsburg, Newark, NJ D+72
- Roland Park-Homewood-Guilford, Baltimore, MD D+67
- Business District, Irvine, CA D+16
- North Collinwood, Cleveland, OH D+71
- South West, Washington, DC D+76
- Northwest Yonkers, Yonkers, NY D+33
- Pacific Heights, San Francisco, CA D+69
- Encanto, San Diego, CA D+29
- Greater Inwood, Houston, TX D+38
- Oleander Sunset, Bakersfield, CA D+17
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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.