Greenwood leans Republican by roughly 28 points: about 36% of voters vote Democratic and 64% Republican.
About 82% of adults in Greenwood typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Greenwood, ~30% vote Democratic, ~52% Republican, and ~18% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Greenwood compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Greenwood leans more Republican than 28 of 70 neighbors.
Greenwood runs about 10 points more Republican than Missouri as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Greenwood. The east side is the most Republican-leaning (R+43) and the southwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+14), a spread of about 29 points.
Why Greenwood 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 Greenwood, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Greenwood votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 52%, far above the Missouri average of 22%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 80% of households in Greenwood are family households, above 90% of cities.
Food insecurity and voter turnout
Places with low food insecurity tend to turn out at a higher rate; Greenwood, MO sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Food insecurity does not directly drive turnout; it reflects economic hardship, which lines up with lower voting.
Why turnout in Greenwood looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Greenwood 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 71%, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 93% of households in Greenwood own their home, compared to around 78% in nearby cities. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 97% of adults in Greenwood have completed high school, above 91% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Lake Winnebago, MO R+42
- Lees Summit, MO Even
- Pleasant Hill, MO R+42
- Lake Lotawana, MO R+31
- Raymore, MO R+17
- Unity Village, MO R+3
- Tarsney Lakes, MO R+43
- Lone Jack, MO R+48
- Grandview, MO D+37
- Strasburg, MO R+53
Cities with Similar Populations
- Morrison, CO D+6
- Ormond-by-the-Sea, FL R+17
- Greenfield, OH R+52
- Mountain Grove, MO R+65
- Woodstown, NJ R+12
- North Riverside, IL D+18
- Whitehouse, OH R+25
- Hiawatha, IA D+4
- Seabrook, NH R+6
- Nitro, WV R+27
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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.