North India Mound leans heavily Democratic by roughly 36 points: about 68% of voters vote Democratic and 32% Republican.
About 35% of adults in North India Mound typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in North India Mound, ~24% vote Democratic, ~11% Republican, and ~65% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How North India Mound compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, North India Mound is the least Democratic-leaning.
North India Mound runs about 54 points more Democratic than Missouri as a whole. Missouri leans Republican overall, while North India Mound is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within North India Mound. The west side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+41) and the southeast side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+30), a spread of about 11 points.
Why North India Mound 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 North India Mound, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
North India Mound votes against the grain of Missouri. Missouri leans Republican overall, while North India Mound runs about 54 points more Democratic.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; North India Mound, Kansas City, MO sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in North India Mound looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. North India Mound 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 49%, about 9 points below the Missouri average of 57%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 31% of adults in North India Mound report food insecurity, above 84% of neighborhoods. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and North India Mound sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- South India Mound, Kansas City, MO D+39
- Scarritt Renaissance, Kansas City, MO D+48
- Lykins, Kansas City, MO D+41
- Independence Plaza, Kansas City, MO D+61
- East Community Team North, Kansas City, MO D+56
- Pendleton Heights, Kansas City, MO D+62
- East Community Team South, Kansas City, MO D+61
- Central Business District, Kansas City, MO D+51
- Oak Park Northwest, Kansas City, MO D+83
- Davidson, Kansas City, MO D+11
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Blenman-Elm, Tucson, AZ D+52
- Hoover-Foster, Oakland, CA D+76
- Vegas Heights, North Las Vegas, NV D+57
- Image, Vancouver, WA D+4
- North Mayfair, Chicago, IL D+39
- Fairlawn, Pawtucket, RI D+22
- Carson Square, Indianapolis, IN R+6
- Saint Edwards, Austin, TX D+57
- Sandalfoot Cove, Boca Raton, FL Even
- Kalivas Union, Manchester, NH D+32
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.