Strawberry Hill leans heavily Democratic by roughly 42 points: about 71% of voters vote Democratic and 29% Republican.
About 36% of adults in Strawberry Hill typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Strawberry Hill, ~26% vote Democratic, ~10% Republican, and ~64% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Strawberry Hill compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Strawberry Hill leans more Democratic than 7 of 16 neighbors.
Strawberry Hill runs about 59 points more Democratic than Kansas as a whole. Kansas leans Republican overall, while Strawberry Hill is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Strawberry Hill. The northeast side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+61) and the southeast side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+29), a spread of about 33 points.
Why Strawberry Hill 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 Strawberry Hill, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in Strawberry Hill live in densely developed areas, about 64 points above the U.S. average of 36%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 57% of adults in Strawberry Hill have never been married, above 90% of neighborhoods. Strawberry Hill runs against the grain of Kansas, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
Paved land cover and Democratic lean
Places with extensive paved surfaces tend to lean Democratic; Strawberry Hill, Kansas City, KS sits in the top tenth nationally 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 Strawberry Hill looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Strawberry Hill 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 43%, about 20 points below the Kansas average of 63%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 35% of adults in Strawberry Hill report food insecurity, above 89% of neighborhoods. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and Strawberry Hill sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Riverview, Kansas City, KS D+37
- Northeast, Kansas City, KS D+67
- Kensington, Kansas City, KS D+36
- Northwest, Kansas City, KS D+64
- Central Business District, Kansas City, MO D+51
- Pendleton Heights, Kansas City, MO D+62
- Argentine, Kansas City, KS D+16
- Volker, Kansas City, MO D+66
- Independence Plaza, Kansas City, MO D+61
- Rosedale, Kansas City, KS D+38
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- South Rose Hill, Kirkland, WA D+44
- Palo Verde, Tucson, AZ D+41
- Tower Triangle, Aurora, CO D+9
- Ballentine Place, Norfolk, VA D+68
- Estudillo Estates-Glen, San Leandro, CA D+54
- Northeast, Tampa, FL D+68
- East End, Portland, ME D+76
- Millsmont, Oakland, CA D+84
- Arden, Martinsburg, WV R+50
- South Post, Fort Belvoir, VA D+19
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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.