College Hill leans Democratic by roughly 28 points: about 64% of voters vote Democratic and 36% Republican.
About 72% of adults in College Hill typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in College Hill, ~46% vote Democratic, ~26% Republican, and ~28% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How College Hill compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, College Hill leans more Democratic than 12 of 15 neighbors.
College Hill runs about 45 points more Democratic than Kansas as a whole. Kansas leans Republican overall, while College Hill is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within College Hill. The northwest side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+37) and the southeast side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+20), a spread of about 16 points.
Why College Hill 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 College Hill, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in College Hill live in densely developed areas, about 64 points above the U.S. average of 36%. High college attainment predicts Democratic voting, and College Hill sits in the top quarter (about 66%, above 87% of neighborhoods). College Hill runs against the grain of Kansas, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
Developed land and Democratic lean
Places with a heavily developed built environment tend to lean Democratic; College Hill, Wichita, KS sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Developed land does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in College Hill looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 98% of adults in College Hill have completed high school, about 5 points above the Kansas average of 93%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- North Central, Wichita, KS D+72
- Eastridge, Wichita, KS D+23
- Mead, Wichita, KS D+16
- Historic Midtown, Wichita, KS D+32
- South Central Improvemen, Wichita, KS D+12
- Northeast Heights, Wichita, KS D+48
- South City Community, Wichita, KS D+10
- Chisholm Creek, Wichita, KS D+9
- North Riverside, Wichita, KS D+10
- Delano, Wichita, KS Even
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Sharon, Orem, UT R+20
- Buckingham Lake-Crestwood, Albany, NY D+47
- Waltham Highlands, Waltham, MA D+43
- Brookfield Village, Oakland, CA D+58
- Mount Vernon-Hollywood-Montclair, Lexington, KY D+54
- Sandusky Street Historic District, Delaware, OH D+18
- West Main Street Historic District, Norwalk, OH R+28
- Oak Hills, San Antonio, TX D+27
- Fern Bluff, Brushy Creek, TX D+12
- Pumphrey, Linthicum, MD D+9
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.