Baden is a Democratic stronghold. About 91% of voters here vote Democratic and 9% Republican.
About 52% of adults in Baden typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Baden, ~47% vote Democratic, ~5% Republican, and ~48% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Baden compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Baden leans more Democratic than 1 of 8 neighbors.
Baden runs about 101 points more Democratic than Missouri as a whole. Missouri leans Republican overall, while Baden is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Baden. The south side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+88) and the southeast side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+64), a spread of about 23 points.
Why Baden 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 Baden, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Baden votes against the grain of Missouri. Missouri leans Republican overall, while Baden runs about 101 points more Democratic. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 50% of adults in Baden have never been married, above 82% of neighborhoods.
Food insecurity and voter turnout
Places with high food insecurity tend to turn out at a lower rate; Baden, St. Louis, MO sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Food insecurity does not directly drive turnout; it reflects economic hardship, which lines up with lower voting.
Why turnout in Baden looks the way it does
Areas with high food insecurity turn out at lower rates. About 40% of adults in Baden report food insecurity, about 24 points above the U.S. average of 16%. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and Baden sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- North Pointe, St. Louis, MO D+89
- Mark Twain, St. Louis, MO D+85
- Penrose, St. Louis, MO D+86
- O'Fallon, St. Louis, MO D+87
- Wells-Goodfellow, St. Louis, MO D+86
- The Greater Ville, St. Louis, MO D+87
- Jeff-Vander-Lou, St. Louis, MO D+84
- West End, St. Louis, MO D+80
- Debaliviere Place, St. Louis, MO D+81
- Grand Center, St. Louis, MO D+74
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Lind-Bohanon, Minneapolis, MN D+56
- Downtown Salinas, Salinas, CA D+33
- Juneau Town, Milwaukee, WI D+48
- Horseshoe Park, Aurora, CO D+24
- Riviera East, Houston, TX D+50
- Glenbrook, Columbus, OH D+60
- Mt Vernon Park, Lawrence, MA D+10
- Heights, Laredo, TX D+11
- North Elevation, Billings, MT D+7
- Fernside, Alameda, CA D+67
Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Missouri 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.