Northwoods is a Democratic stronghold. About 93% of voters here vote Democratic and 7% Republican.
About 68% of adults in Northwoods typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Northwoods, ~63% vote Democratic, ~5% Republican, and ~32% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Northwoods compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Northwoods leans more Democratic than 176 of 179 neighbors.
Northwoods runs about 105 points more Democratic than Missouri as a whole. Missouri leans Republican overall, while Northwoods is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Why Northwoods 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 Northwoods, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in Northwoods live in densely developed areas, about 64 points above the U.S. average of 36%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 46% of adults in Northwoods have never been married, above 97% of cities. Northwoods runs against the grain of Missouri, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Northwoods, MO sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Northwoods looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Northwoods 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 8 points below the Missouri average of 57%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Beverly Hills, MO D+86
- Pine Lawn, MO D+85
- Pasadena Hills, MO D+75
- Uplands Park, MO D+86
- Glen Echo Park, MO D+47
- Velda Village Hills, MO D+87
- Norwood Court, MO D+82
- Velda City, MO D+87
- Pasadena Park, MO D+80
- Country Club Hills, MO D+80
Cities with Similar Populations
- Taylor Lake Village, TX R+23
- Wabasha, MN R+15
- Tonkawa, OK R+55
- Beaver, UT R+72
- Empire, AL R+79
- Catlett, VA R+26
- Scott AFB, IL Even
- North Lima, OH R+31
- Manville, RI D+6
- Kaneohe Bay, HI D+3
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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.