Houston Lake leans Republican by roughly 18 points: about 41% of voters vote Democratic and 59% Republican.
About 76% of adults in Houston Lake typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Houston Lake, ~31% vote Democratic, ~45% Republican, and ~24% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Houston Lake compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Houston Lake leans more Republican than 40 of 85 neighbors.
Politically, Houston Lake sits close to the rest of Missouri.
Why Houston Lake 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 Houston Lake, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Houston Lake votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 62%, far above the Missouri average of 22%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
Food insecurity and voter turnout
Places with low food insecurity tend to turn out at a higher rate; Houston Lake, 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 Houston Lake looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Houston Lake 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 97% of households in Houston Lake own their home, compared to around 67% in nearby cities. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 99% of adults in Houston Lake have completed high school, above 98% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Riverside, MO Even
- Northmoor, MO D+16
- Oaks, MO R+6
- Platte Woods, MO D+8
- Oakview, MO R+3
- Lake Waukomis, MO D+6
- Gladstone, MO D+4
- Parkville, MO R+5
- North Kansas City, MO D+32
- Avondale, MO Even
Cities with Similar Populations
- Zetus, MS R+73
- Midway, VA R+42
- Weches, TX R+81
- Marvin, VA R+68
- Ingram, AR R+71
- Castell, TX R+69
- Dwale, KY R+60
- Hunts Corner, ME R+11
- Millerton, IA R+55
- Latham, KS R+61
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.