Glendale, MO Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Glendale

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

Glendale leans heavily Democratic by roughly 30 points: about 65% of voters vote Democratic and 35% Republican.

 

About 98% of adults in Glendale typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Glendale, ~64% vote Democratic, ~34% Republican, and ~2% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Glendale compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Glendale leans more Democratic than 115 of 175 neighbors.

Glendale runs about 49 points more Democratic than Missouri as a whole. Missouri leans Republican overall, while Glendale is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.

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

Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 90% of adults in Glendale hold a bachelor's degree, about 61 points above the U.S. average of 28%. Dense areas vote Democratic, and Glendale sits in the top fifth on density (more than 99%, in the top fraction of cities). Glendale 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; Glendale, MO sits in the top tenth 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 Glendale looks the way it does

Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Glendale is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 77%, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 96% of households in Glendale own their home, compared to around 78% in nearby cities. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and more than 99% of adults in Glendale have completed high school, in the top fraction of cities. 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.