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

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

Grandview leans heavily Democratic by roughly 38 points: about 69% of voters vote Democratic and 31% Republican.

 

About 55% of adults in Grandview typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Grandview, ~38% vote Democratic, ~17% Republican, and ~45% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Grandview compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Grandview leans more Democratic than 76 of 78 neighbors.

Grandview runs about 56 points more Democratic than Missouri as a whole. Missouri leans Republican overall, while Grandview is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Grandview. The north side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+66) and the west side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+12), a spread of about 54 points.

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

Dense areas vote Democratic. About 73% of residents in Grandview live in densely developed areas, about 37 points above the U.S. average of 36%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 43% of adults in Grandview have never been married, above 96% of cities. Grandview 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; Grandview, 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 Grandview looks the way it does

Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Grandview is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 48% of households in Grandview rent, compared to around 25% in nearby cities. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 22% of adults in Grandview report food insecurity, above 86% 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.