Eastwood Hills, Kansas City, MO Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Eastwood Hills

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

Eastwood Hills is a Democratic stronghold. About 77% of voters here vote Democratic and 23% Republican.

 

About 52% of adults in Eastwood Hills typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Eastwood Hills, ~40% vote Democratic, ~12% Republican, and ~48% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Eastwood Hills compares

Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Eastwood Hills leans more Democratic than 2 of 12 neighbors.

Eastwood Hills runs about 72 points more Democratic than Missouri as a whole. Missouri leans Republican overall, while Eastwood Hills is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.

Politics vary noticeably by block within Eastwood Hills. The southwest side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+72) and the northeast side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+43), a spread of about 28 points.

Why Eastwood Hills 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 Eastwood Hills, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Eastwood Hills votes against the grain of Missouri. Missouri leans Republican overall, while Eastwood Hills runs about 72 points more Democratic. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 49% of adults in Eastwood Hills have never been married, above 80% of neighborhoods.

Preventive-care access and voter turnout

Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Eastwood Hills, Kansas City, MO 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 Eastwood Hills looks the way it does

Turnout in Eastwood Hills 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.

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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.