Indian Hills Riverbend, Wichita, KS Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Indian Hills Riverbend

Indian Hills Riverbend leans slightly Democratic by roughly 8 points: about 54% of voters vote Democratic and 46% Republican.

 
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About 58% of adults in Indian Hills Riverbend typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Indian Hills Riverbend, ~31% vote Democratic, ~27% Republican, and ~42% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

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How Indian Hills Riverbend compares

Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Indian Hills Riverbend leans more Democratic than 7 of 14 neighbors.

Indian Hills Riverbend runs about 23 points more Democratic than Kansas as a whole. Kansas leans Republican overall, while Indian Hills Riverbend is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.

Why Indian Hills Riverbend 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 Indian Hills Riverbend, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Indian Hills Riverbend votes against the grain of Kansas. Kansas leans Republican overall, while Indian Hills Riverbend runs about 23 points more Democratic.

Adult arthritis and voter turnout

Places with a high adult-arthritis rate tend to turn out at a lower rate; Indian Hills Riverbend, Wichita, KS sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Arthritis does not drive turnout; it reflects the age and health profile of an area.

Why turnout in Indian Hills Riverbend looks the way it does

Turnout in Indian Hills Riverbend 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.

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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.