Northeast, Kansas City, KS Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Northeast

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

Northeast is a Democratic stronghold. About 84% of voters here vote Democratic and 16% Republican.

 

About 38% of adults in Northeast typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Northeast, ~32% vote Democratic, ~6% Republican, and ~62% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Northeast compares

Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Northeast is the most Democratic-leaning.

Northeast runs about 83 points more Democratic than Kansas as a whole. Kansas leans Republican overall, while Northeast is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.

Politics vary noticeably by block within Northeast. The west side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+75) and the northeast side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+47), a spread of about 28 points.

Why Northeast 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 Northeast, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Northeast votes against the grain of Kansas. Kansas leans Republican overall, while Northeast runs about 83 points more Democratic. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 47% of adults in Northeast have never been married, above 76% of neighborhoods.

Food insecurity and voter turnout

Places with high food insecurity tend to turn out at a lower rate; Northeast, Kansas City, KS sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Food insecurity does not directly drive turnout; it reflects economic hardship, which lines up with lower voting.

Why turnout in Northeast looks the way it does

Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Northeast 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 47%, about 16 points below the Kansas average of 63%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 35% of adults in Northeast report food insecurity, above 88% of neighborhoods. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and Northeast sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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.