Orchard Park leans slightly Republican by roughly 8 points: about 46% of voters vote Democratic and 54% Republican.
About 58% of adults in Orchard Park typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Orchard Park, ~27% vote Democratic, ~31% Republican, and ~42% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Orchard Park compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Orchard Park leans more Republican than 12 of 13 neighbors.
Orchard Park runs about 7 points more Democratic than Kansas as a whole.
Why Orchard Park 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 Orchard Park, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 79% of residents in Orchard Park drive to work alone, about 6 points above the U.S. average of 74%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Orchard Park sits in the bottom quarter (about 18%, below 79% of neighborhoods).
Park access and Democratic lean
Places with heavy park coverage tend to lean Democratic; Orchard Park, Wichita, KS sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Orchard Park looks the way it does
Turnout in Orchard Park 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
- Orchard Breeze, Wichita, KS R+7
- Sunflower, Wichita, KS D+7
- Indian Hills Riverbend, Wichita, KS D+7
- Delano, Wichita, KS Even
- Benjamin Hills, Wichita, KS Even
- North Riverside, Wichita, KS D+10
- Stanley-Aley, Wichita, KS R+5
- Historic Midtown, Wichita, KS D+32
- Pueblo, Wichita, KS D+22
- Southwest Village, Wichita, KS R+15
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- University Center, Atlanta, GA D+88
- Roosevelt Grove, Milwaukee, WI D+88
- Colonial Place Riverview, Norfolk, VA D+61
- Plaza Midwood, Charlotte, NC D+40
- North University, Austin, TX D+72
- Third World, San Antonio, TX D+29
- Bear Creek, Irving, TX D+22
- Hope, Providence, RI D+78
- Gravois Park, St. Louis, MO D+72
- Yorktown, Huntington Beach, CA Even
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.