East Community Team North, Kansas City, MO Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in East Community Team North

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

East Community Team North is a Democratic stronghold. About 78% of voters here vote Democratic and 22% Republican.

 

About 29% of adults in East Community Team North typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in East Community Team North, ~23% vote Democratic, ~6% Republican, and ~71% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How East Community Team North compares

Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, East Community Team North leans more Democratic than 7 of 17 neighbors.

East Community Team North runs about 74 points more Democratic than Missouri as a whole. Missouri leans Republican overall, while East Community Team North is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.

Politics vary noticeably by block within East Community Team North. The north side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+64) and the southeast side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+49), a spread of about 15 points.

Why East Community Team North 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 East Community Team North, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in East Community Team North live in densely developed areas, about 64 points above the U.S. average of 36%. East Community Team North runs against the grain of Missouri, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.

Walkability and Democratic lean

Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; East Community Team North, Kansas City, MO sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.

Why turnout in East Community Team North looks the way it does

Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. East Community Team North 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 40%, about 17 points below the Missouri average of 57%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 46% of adults in East Community Team North report food insecurity, above 97% of neighborhoods. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 61% of adults in East Community Team North have completed high school, below 98% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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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.