Parkway leans heavily Republican by roughly 44 points: about 28% of voters vote Democratic and 72% Republican.
About 64% of adults in Parkway typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Parkway, ~18% vote Democratic, ~46% Republican, and ~36% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Parkway compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Parkway leans more Republican than 7 of 72 neighbors.
Parkway runs about 25 points more Republican than Missouri as a whole.
Why Parkway 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 Parkway, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Parkway votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 31%, modestly 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 Parkway sits in the bottom quarter (about 12%, below 88% of cities).
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Parkway, MO sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Parkway looks the way it does
Turnout in Parkway sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- St. Clair, MO R+52
- Piney Park, MO R+61
- Mount Hope, MO R+60
- Union, MO R+44
- Neier, MO R+63
- Lonedell, MO R+62
- Miramiguoa Park, MO R+57
- Robertsville, MO R+52
- Stanton, MO R+58
- Villa Ridge, MO R+49
Cities with Similar Populations
- Post Mills, VT D+36
- Vigo, OH R+58
- Norman, AR R+70
- Gambell, AK D+33
- Quemado, NM R+48
- Spillville, IA R+34
- McKay, OH R+62
- Treadway, TN R+75
- Fruitland, UT R+60
- Barnegat Light, NJ 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.