South Southeast 3 leans slightly Democratic by roughly 8 points: about 54% of voters vote Democratic and 46% Republican.
About 79% of adults in South Southeast 3 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in South Southeast 3, ~43% vote Democratic, ~36% Republican, and ~21% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How South Southeast 3 compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, South Southeast 3 is the least Democratic-leaning.
South Southeast 3 runs about 23 points more Democratic than Kansas as a whole. Kansas leans Republican overall, while South Southeast 3 is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within South Southeast 3. The north side runs the most Democratic (D+29) and the southwest side runs the most Republican (R+9), a spread of about 38 points.
Why South Southeast 3 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 Southeast 3, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
South Southeast 3 votes against the grain of Kansas. Kansas leans Republican overall, while South Southeast 3 runs about 23 points more Democratic.
Never-married share, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine a low never-married share and a rural land-use pattern tend to turn out at a higher rate, as South Southeast 3, Topeka, KS does.
Why turnout in South Southeast 3 looks the way it does
Turnout in South Southeast 3 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
- East Topeka, Topeka, KS D+25
- South Southeast 1, Topeka, KS D+22
- Central Topeka 2, Topeka, KS D+22
- West Southwest 3, Topeka, KS D+12
- Southwest Topeka, Topeka, KS D+8
- West Southwest 2, Topeka, KS D+9
- Sunset Hills, Lawrence, KS D+56
- Oread, Lawrence, KS D+65
- Prairie-Piper-KC-KS, Kansas City, KS R+7
- I-435 West KC-KS, Kansas City, KS Even
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Walnut Valley, Little Rock, AR D+44
- Social, Woonsocket, RI D+19
- Oak Park, Salem, OR D+19
- South Shore, Alameda, CA D+59
- Campbell Park, Anchorage, AK D+31
- Lake Barcroft, Falls Church, VA D+41
- Cabbage Town, Atlanta, GA D+69
- middletown, Bethlehem, PA Even
- Foster-Powell, Portland, OR D+63
- Rmma, Austin, TX D+61
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.