Meador Park leans slightly Republican by roughly 6 points: about 47% of voters vote Democratic and 53% Republican.
About 55% of adults in Meador Park typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Meador Park, ~26% vote Democratic, ~29% Republican, and ~45% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Meador Park compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Meador Park leans more Republican than 14 of 19 neighbors.
Meador Park runs about 13 points more Democratic than Missouri as a whole.
Why Meador Park 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 Meador Park, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Meador Park votes Republican even though it is densely developed (more than 99%, far above the Missouri average of 22%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Meador Park, Springfield, MO sits below the national average 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 Meador Park looks the way it does
Turnout in Meador Park sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Seminole Holland, Springfield, MO R+4
- Southeast Springfield, Springfield, MO Even
- Bradford Park, Springfield, MO R+3
- Fassnight, Springfield, MO D+7
- Phelps, Springfield, MO D+31
- Rountree, Springfield, MO D+41
- Oak Grove, Springfield, MO Even
- Southern Hills, Springfield, MO Even
- Downtown Springfield, Springfield, MO D+19
- Bingham, Springfield, MO R+3
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Sharp Park, Pacifica, CA D+51
- Provo South, Provo, UT R+16
- Aspen Ridge, Indianapolis, IN D+56
- Tierra Linda, San Antonio, TX D+32
- Belevedere, San Bernardino, CA R+3
- McClellan Park, Madison, WI D+53
- Upper Land Park, Sacramento, CA D+65
- Berg-Lasher, Detroit, MI D+88
- Permian Estates, Midland, TX R+42
- Thornton Park, Santa Ana, CA D+18
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.