North Central is a Democratic stronghold. About 86% of voters here vote Democratic and 14% Republican.
About 41% of adults in North Central typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in North Central, ~35% vote Democratic, ~6% Republican, and ~59% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How North Central compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, North Central is the most Democratic-leaning.
North Central runs about 88 points more Democratic than Kansas as a whole. Kansas leans Republican overall, while North Central is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Why North Central 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 North Central, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in North Central live in densely developed areas, about 64 points above the U.S. average of 36%. North Central runs against the grain of Kansas, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
High-school completion, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine low high-school-completion share and a heavily developed built environment tend to turn out at a lower rate, as North Central, Wichita, KS does.
Why turnout in North Central looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. North Central is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 44%, about 20 points below the Kansas average of 63%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 40% of adults in North Central report food insecurity, above 93% of neighborhoods. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and North Central sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Historic Midtown, Wichita, KS D+32
- College Hill, Wichita, KS D+29
- Northeast Heights, Wichita, KS D+48
- North Riverside, Wichita, KS D+10
- Pueblo, Wichita, KS D+22
- Delano, Wichita, KS Even
- Indian Hills Riverbend, Wichita, KS D+7
- Benjamin Hills, Wichita, KS Even
- South Central Improvemen, Wichita, KS D+12
- Mead, Wichita, KS D+16
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Fort Myers Villas, Villas, FL R+17
- McLoughlin, Oregon City, OR D+33
- Cactus Gale, Glendale, AZ R+11
- Marshall-Shadeland, Pittsburgh, PA D+56
- Hyde Park, Pueblo, CO D+6
- Orange Blossom Gardens, Lady Lake, FL R+24
- Saunders, Newport News, VA D+22
- Washington Square, Santa Ana, CA D+24
- Fairview, Milwaukee, WI D+6
- The Dominion, San Antonio, TX R+15
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.