Fairwood and Robandee is a Democratic stronghold. About 78% of voters here vote Democratic and 22% Republican.
About 51% of adults in Fairwood and Robandee typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Fairwood and Robandee, ~40% vote Democratic, ~11% Republican, and ~49% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Fairwood and Robandee compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Fairwood and Robandee leans more Democratic than 2 of 7 neighbors.
Fairwood and Robandee runs about 73 points more Democratic than Missouri as a whole. Missouri leans Republican overall, while Fairwood and Robandee is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Fairwood and Robandee. The south side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+59) and the northeast side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+47), a spread of about 12 points.
Why Fairwood and Robandee 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 Fairwood and Robandee, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Fairwood and Robandee votes against the grain of Missouri. Missouri leans Republican overall, while Fairwood and Robandee runs about 73 points more Democratic.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Fairwood and Robandee, Kansas City, MO sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Fairwood and Robandee looks the way it does
Areas with high food insecurity turn out at lower rates. About 30% of adults in Fairwood and Robandee report food insecurity, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 16%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Fairwood and Robandee sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Fairlane, Kansas City, MO D+58
- Park Farms, Kansas City, MO D+51
- Ruskin Heights, Kansas City, MO D+58
- Hickman Mills, Kansas City, MO D+52
- Marlborough Heights-Marlborough Pride, Kansas City, MO D+67
- East Meyer, Kansas City, MO D+80
- Blenheim Square, Kansas City, MO D+79
- Little Blue Valley, Kansas City, MO Even
- Eastwood Hills, Kansas City, MO D+54
- Willow Creek, Kansas City, MO D+55
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Braun Station West, San Antonio, TX R+4
- Holly Hills, St. Louis, MO D+40
- Jefferson, Culver City, CA D+59
- Southwood, Richmond, VA D+37
- Park, Redford, MI D+79
- Wellington, Manassas, VA D+13
- Willow Creek, Kansas City, MO D+55
- Downtown Nashville, Nashville, TN D+50
- Old Town Florissant, Florissant, MO D+30
- West Central, Fort Wayne, IN D+31
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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.