Benton Park is a Democratic stronghold. About 87% of voters here vote Democratic and 13% Republican.
About 63% of adults in Benton Park typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Benton Park, ~55% vote Democratic, ~8% Republican, and ~37% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Benton Park compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Benton Park leans more Democratic than 24 of 30 neighbors.
Benton Park runs about 93 points more Democratic than Missouri as a whole. Missouri leans Republican overall, while Benton Park is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Benton Park. The west side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+80) and the north side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+64), a spread of about 15 points.
Why Benton Park 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 Benton Park, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in Benton Park live in densely developed areas, about 64 points above the U.S. average of 36%. High college attainment predicts Democratic voting, and Benton Park sits in the top quarter (about 64%, above 85% of neighborhoods). Benton Park runs against the grain of Missouri, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
Paved land cover and Democratic lean
Places with extensive paved surfaces tend to lean Democratic; Benton Park, St. Louis, MO 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 Benton Park looks the way it does
Turnout in Benton Park 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
- Benton Park West, St. Louis, MO D+74
- Soulard, St. Louis, MO D+64
- Tower Grove East, St. Louis, MO D+76
- Gravois Park, St. Louis, MO D+72
- The Gate District, St. Louis, MO D+75
- Shaw, St. Louis, MO D+75
- Tower Grove South, St. Louis, MO D+65
- Dutchtown, St. Louis, MO D+64
- Mount Pleasant, St. Louis, MO D+61
- Downtown West, St. Louis, MO D+71
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Port Dixie, Lake Lorraine, FL R+23
- Ravine Gardens, Matawan, NJ R+4
- Westchester, Catonsville, MD D+34
- Downtown Rialto, Rialto, CA D+28
- Vista del Norte, San Antonio, TX D+4
- Putnam Lake, Patterson, NY R+19
- Terrace-Shurtleff, Napa, CA D+36
- Hamlin Park, Chicago, IL D+63
- Middletown-Pelham Bay, Bronx, NY D+12
- Central Business District-Buffalo, Buffalo, NY D+61
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.