Flordell Hills is a Democratic stronghold. About 92% of voters here vote Democratic and 8% Republican.
About 41% of adults in Flordell Hills typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Flordell Hills, ~38% vote Democratic, ~3% Republican, and ~59% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Flordell Hills compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Flordell Hills leans more Democratic than 166 of 178 neighbors.
Flordell Hills runs about 102 points more Democratic than Missouri as a whole. Missouri leans Republican overall, while Flordell Hills is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Why Flordell Hills leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per city to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Flordell Hills, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in Flordell Hills live in densely developed areas, about 64 points above the U.S. average of 36%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 58% of adults in Flordell Hills have never been married, in the top fraction of cities. Flordell Hills runs against the grain of Missouri, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Flordell Hills, MO sits in the bottom tenth 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 Flordell Hills looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Flordell Hills 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%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 66% of households in Flordell Hills rent, compared to around 49% in nearby cities. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 47% of adults in Flordell Hills report food insecurity, in the top fraction of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Country Club Hills, MO D+80
- Jennings, MO D+85
- Norwood Court, MO D+82
- Northwoods, MO D+86
- Pine Lawn, MO D+85
- Pasadena Hills, MO D+75
- Normandy, MO D+75
- Pasadena Park, MO D+80
- Beverly Hills, MO D+86
- Uplands Park, MO D+86
Cities with Similar Populations
- Flatwood, TN R+74
- Hazen, NV R+60
- Davenport, NY R+28
- Hazlettville, DE R+43
- Cherokee, KS R+55
- Rex, NC R+17
- Corsica, SD R+72
- Marble City, OK R+53
- Green Camp, OH R+59
- Curryville, MO R+71
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.