Kinloch is a Democratic stronghold. About 88% of voters here vote Democratic and 12% Republican.
About 51% of adults in Kinloch typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Kinloch, ~45% vote Democratic, ~6% Republican, and ~49% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Kinloch compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Kinloch leans more Democratic than 154 of 178 neighbors.
Kinloch runs about 95 points more Democratic than Missouri as a whole. Missouri leans Republican overall, while Kinloch is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Kinloch. The north side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+85) and the southwest side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+73), a spread of about 12 points.
Why Kinloch 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 Kinloch, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in Kinloch 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 46% of adults in Kinloch have never been married, above 97% of cities. Kinloch 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; Kinloch, 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 Kinloch looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Kinloch 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 39%, about 19 points below the Missouri average of 57%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 57% of households in Kinloch rent, compared to around 42% in nearby cities. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 40% of adults in Kinloch report food insecurity, in the top fraction of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Berkeley, MO D+72
- Cool Valley, MO D+75
- Ferguson, MO D+69
- Bellerive, MO D+56
- Bel-Ridge, MO D+69
- Calverton Park, MO D+53
- Normandy, MO D+75
- Pasadena Park, MO D+80
- St. John, MO D+32
- Woodson Terrace, MO D+30
Cities with Similar Populations
- Allison, TX R+80
- Texasville, AL R+56
- Glen Allan, MS R+26
- Harper, IL R+48
- Sago, WV R+67
- Fine, NY R+26
- Bickmore, WV R+68
- Huntley, WY R+75
- Windsor Place, MO R+62
- Mathews, LA R+55
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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.