South City Community leans slightly Democratic by roughly 10 points: about 55% of voters vote Democratic and 45% Republican.
About 37% of adults in South City Community typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in South City Community, ~20% vote Democratic, ~17% Republican, and ~63% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How South City Community compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, South City Community leans more Democratic than 7 of 13 neighbors.
South City Community runs about 26 points more Democratic than Kansas as a whole. Kansas leans Republican overall, while South City Community is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within South City Community. The northwest side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+18) and the east side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+2), a spread of about 15 points.
Why South City Community 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 South City Community, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
South City Community votes against the grain of Kansas. Kansas leans Republican overall, while South City Community runs about 26 points more Democratic.
Paved land cover and Democratic lean
Places with extensive paved surfaces tend to lean Democratic; South City Community, Wichita, KS sits above the national average on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in South City Community looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. South City Community 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 48%, about 15 points below the Kansas average of 63%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 30% of adults in South City Community report food insecurity, above 83% of neighborhoods. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 74% of adults in South City Community have completed high school, below 92% of neighborhoods. 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.