Riverview is a Democratic stronghold. About 85% of voters here vote Democratic and 15% Republican.
About 41% of adults in Riverview typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Riverview, ~35% vote Democratic, ~6% Republican, and ~59% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Riverview compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Riverview leans more Democratic than 143 of 176 neighbors.
Riverview runs about 88 points more Democratic than Missouri as a whole. Missouri leans Republican overall, while Riverview is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Why Riverview 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 Riverview, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. About 94% of residents in Riverview live in densely developed areas, about 58 points above the U.S. average of 36%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 50% of adults in Riverview have never been married, above 98% of cities. Riverview runs against the grain of Missouri, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Riverview, MO sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Riverview looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. About 54% of households in Riverview rent, about 29 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Riverview sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 33% of adults in Riverview report food insecurity, above 97% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Bellefontaine Neighbors, MO D+79
- Moline Acres, MO D+85
- Spanish Lake, MO D+74
- Jennings, MO D+85
- Dellwood, MO D+77
- Flordell Hills, MO D+83
- Country Club Hills, MO D+80
- Black Jack, MO D+82
- Ferguson, MO D+69
- Norwood Court, MO D+82
Cities with Similar Populations
- Cove, TX R+69
- Wiggins, CO R+63
- Medina, WA D+29
- Galveston, IN R+56
- Georgetown, CA R+22
- Indianola, WA D+39
- Alvord, TX R+75
- North Conway, NH D+8
- Stearns, KY R+73
- Fairmount, GA R+75
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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.