Park Forest leans slightly Democratic by roughly 12 points: about 56% of voters vote Democratic and 44% Republican.
About 61% of adults in Park Forest typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Park Forest, ~34% vote Democratic, ~27% Republican, and ~39% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Park Forest compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Park Forest leans more Democratic than 6 of 8 neighbors.
Park Forest runs about 30 points more Democratic than Missouri as a whole. Missouri leans Republican overall, while Park Forest is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Park Forest. The northwest side runs the most Democratic (D+18) and the northeast side runs the most Republican (R+3), a spread of about 21 points.
Why Park Forest 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 Park Forest, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Park Forest votes against the grain of Missouri. Missouri leans Republican overall, while Park Forest runs about 30 points more Democratic.
Overall lean vs. state and nation
Park Forest, Kansas City, MO leans Democratic compared with its state and the country.
Why turnout in Park Forest looks the way it does
Turnout in Park Forest 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
- Prairie Point-Wildberry, Kansas City, MO D+6
- The Coves, Kansas City, MO D+14
- Coves North, Kansas City, MO D+9
- Platte Brook North, Kansas City, MO D+9
- Parkdale-Walden, Kansas City, MO D+8
- Breen Hills, Kansas City, MO D+7
- Barry Harbour, Kansas City, MO D+13
- Clayton, Kansas City, MO D+9
- Lakeview Terrace, Kansas City, MO D+14
- Meadowbrook Heights, Kansas City, MO R+3
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Onyx, Toledo, OH D+86
- North Central Loma Linda, Loma Linda, CA D+11
- Rio Lindo, Oxnard, CA D+31
- Woodlands-Pleasantview, Duluth, MN D+30
- Summit Lake, Akron, OH D+50
- Houghton, Kirkland, WA D+47
- Stevens Square, Minneapolis, MN D+71
- Enfield Estates, Edinburg, TX R+2
- Allwood, Clifton, NJ Even
- Uptown, Albuquerque, NM D+30
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.