Marlborough Heights-Marlborough Pride, Kansas City, MO Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Marlborough Heights-Marlborough Pride

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

Marlborough Heights-Marlborough Pride is a Democratic stronghold. About 84% of voters here vote Democratic and 16% Republican.

 

About 47% of adults in Marlborough Heights-Marlborough Pride typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Marlborough Heights-Marlborough Pride, ~39% vote Democratic, ~8% Republican, and ~53% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Marlborough Heights-Marlborough Pride compares

Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Marlborough Heights-Marlborough Pride leans more Democratic than 10 of 16 neighbors.

Marlborough Heights-Marlborough Pride runs about 86 points more Democratic than Missouri as a whole. Missouri leans Republican overall, while Marlborough Heights-Marlborough Pride is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.

Politics vary noticeably by block within Marlborough Heights-Marlborough Pride. The west side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+75) and the northeast side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+61), a spread of about 14 points.

Why Marlborough Heights-Marlborough Pride leans the way it does

This analysis examined 14,881 data points per neighborhood to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Marlborough Heights-Marlborough Pride, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Marlborough Heights-Marlborough Pride votes against the grain of Missouri. Missouri leans Republican overall, while Marlborough Heights-Marlborough Pride runs about 86 points more Democratic. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 46% of adults in Marlborough Heights-Marlborough Pride have never been married, above 76% of neighborhoods.

Preventive-care access and voter turnout

Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Marlborough Heights-Marlborough Pride, Kansas City, MO sits in the bottom quarter 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 Marlborough Heights-Marlborough Pride looks the way it does

Areas with high food insecurity turn out at lower rates. About 35% of adults in Marlborough Heights-Marlborough Pride report food insecurity, about 19 points above the U.S. average of 16%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Marlborough Heights-Marlborough Pride sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and Marlborough Heights-Marlborough Pride sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. 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.