Southwest Village leans Republican by roughly 16 points: about 42% of voters vote Democratic and 58% Republican.
About 45% of adults in Southwest Village typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Southwest Village, ~19% vote Democratic, ~26% Republican, and ~55% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Southwest Village compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Southwest Village leans more Republican than 11 of 12 neighbors.
Politically, Southwest Village sits close to the rest of Kansas.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Southwest Village. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+32) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+5), a spread of about 26 points.
Why Southwest Village 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 Southwest Village, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 87% of residents in Southwest Village drive to work alone, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 74%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Southwest Village sits in the bottom quarter (about 18%, below 81% of neighborhoods).
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Southwest Village, Wichita, KS sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Southwest Village looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Southwest Village is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout, and about 7% of homes in Southwest Village have more than one occupant per room, above 86% of neighborhoods. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 74% of adults in Southwest Village have completed high school, below 92% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Southwest, Wichita, KS Even
- Riverside, Wichita, KS R+13
- Stanley-Aley, Wichita, KS R+5
- South Central Improvemen, Wichita, KS D+12
- Sunflower, Wichita, KS D+7
- South City Community, Wichita, KS D+10
- Orchard Breeze, Wichita, KS R+7
- Delano, Wichita, KS Even
- South Area, Wichita, KS R+19
- Mead, Wichita, KS D+16
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- College Park, Ladson, SC R+5
- Williston North, Williston, VT D+25
- Grand, Riverside, CA D+4
- Fairmeadow, Palo Alto, CA D+43
- Cape Orl Estates, Wedgefield, FL R+16
- Audubon, Louisville, KY D+24
- Hickory Grove, Charlotte, NC D+53
- East Albany, Albany, OR R+18
- Linden Heights, Dayton, OH D+3
- Johnston-McAlpine, Charlotte, NC D+17
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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.