North Town Fork Creek, Kansas City, MO Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in North Town Fork Creek

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

North Town Fork Creek is a Democratic stronghold. About 92% of voters here vote Democratic and 8% Republican.

 

About 48% of adults in North Town Fork Creek typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in North Town Fork Creek, ~44% vote Democratic, ~4% Republican, and ~52% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How North Town Fork Creek compares

Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, North Town Fork Creek is the most Democratic-leaning.

North Town Fork Creek runs about 102 points more Democratic than Missouri as a whole. Missouri leans Republican overall, while North Town Fork Creek is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.

Why North Town Fork Creek 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 Town Fork Creek, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

North Town Fork Creek votes against the grain of Missouri. Missouri leans Republican overall, while North Town Fork Creek runs about 102 points more Democratic. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 47% of adults in North Town Fork Creek have never been married, above 78% of neighborhoods.

Food insecurity and voter turnout

Places with high food insecurity tend to turn out at a lower rate; North Town Fork Creek, Kansas City, MO sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Food insecurity does not directly drive turnout; it reflects economic hardship, which lines up with lower voting.

Why turnout in North Town Fork Creek looks the way it does

Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. North Town Fork Creek 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 44%, about 14 points below the Missouri average of 57%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 41% of adults in North Town Fork Creek report food insecurity, above 94% of neighborhoods. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and North Town Fork Creek sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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.