Park Hills leans heavily Republican by roughly 48 points: about 26% of voters vote Democratic and 74% Republican.
About 67% of adults in Park Hills typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Park Hills, ~17% vote Democratic, ~50% Republican, and ~33% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Park Hills compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Park Hills leans more Republican than 4 of 75 neighbors.
Park Hills runs about 29 points more Republican than Missouri as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Park Hills. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+60) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+37), a spread of about 23 points.
Why Park Hills 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 Park Hills, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Park Hills votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 55%, far above the Missouri average of 22%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Park Hills sits in the bottom quarter (about 14%, below 82% of cities).
Paved land cover and Democratic lean
Places with extensive paved surfaces tend to lean Democratic; Park Hills, MO sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Park Hills looks the way it does
Turnout in Park Hills sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Desloge, MO R+46
- Leadington, MO R+45
- Rock Springs, MO R+65
- Leadwood, MO R+55
- Wortham, MO R+65
- Bonne Terre, MO R+48
- East Bonne Terre, MO R+56
- Ogborn, MO R+63
- Terre du Lac, MO R+56
Cities with Similar Populations
- Cloverdale, CA D+33
- Algonac, MI R+33
- Newcastle, OK R+56
- Frostburg, MD R+19
- Natrona Heights, PA R+13
- Galena Park, TX D+6
- Oakland, TN R+33
- Shasta Lake, CA R+35
- Geneva, OH R+30
- Lyndon, KY D+16
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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.