Leawood leans slightly Democratic by roughly 12 points: about 56% of voters vote Democratic and 44% Republican.
About 88% of adults in Leawood typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Leawood, ~49% vote Democratic, ~39% Republican, and ~12% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Leawood compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Leawood leans more Democratic than 67 of 81 neighbors.
Leawood runs about 27 points more Democratic than Kansas as a whole. Kansas leans Republican overall, while Leawood is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Leawood. The northeast side runs the most Democratic (D+23) and the south side runs the most Republican (R+3), a spread of about 27 points.
Why Leawood 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 Leawood, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 73% of adults in Leawood hold a bachelor's degree, about 45 points above the U.S. average of 28%. Dense areas vote Democratic, and Leawood sits in the top fifth on density (about 94%, above 97% of cities). Leawood runs against the grain of Kansas, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Leawood, KS sits in the top 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 Leawood looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Leawood 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 79%, about 19 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 99% of adults in Leawood have completed high school, above 97% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Overland Park, KS D+17
- Shawnee Mission, KS R+11
- Prairie Village, KS D+31
- Loch Lloyd, MO R+22
- Grandview, MO D+37
- Stilwell, KS R+10
- Mission Hills, KS D+19
- Fairway, KS D+34
- Mission, KS D+32
- Merriam, KS D+20
Cities with Similar Populations
- Waxhaw, NC R+20
- Cleveland Heights, OH D+70
- Granbury, TX R+61
- Rohnert Park, CA D+38
- Powell, OH Even
- Freeport, NY D+39
- Coppell, TX D+2
- Englishtown, NJ R+24
- Linden, NJ D+22
- Bridgeton, NJ D+19
Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Kansas 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.