Scarritt Renaissance, Kansas City, MO Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Scarritt Renaissance

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

Scarritt Renaissance leans heavily Democratic by roughly 48 points: about 74% of voters vote Democratic and 26% Republican.

 

About 36% of adults in Scarritt Renaissance typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Scarritt Renaissance, ~27% vote Democratic, ~9% Republican, and ~64% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Scarritt Renaissance compares

Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Scarritt Renaissance leans more Democratic than 4 of 11 neighbors.

Scarritt Renaissance runs about 67 points more Democratic than Missouri as a whole. Missouri leans Republican overall, while Scarritt Renaissance is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.

Politics vary noticeably by block within Scarritt Renaissance. The northeast side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+53) and the northwest side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+41), a spread of about 12 points.

Why Scarritt Renaissance 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 Scarritt Renaissance, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Scarritt Renaissance votes against the grain of Missouri. Missouri leans Republican overall, while Scarritt Renaissance runs about 67 points more Democratic.

Preventive-care access and voter turnout

Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Scarritt Renaissance, Kansas City, MO sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.

Why turnout in Scarritt Renaissance looks the way it does

Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Scarritt Renaissance 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 45%, about 12 points below the Missouri average of 57%. Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout, and about 7% of homes in Scarritt Renaissance have more than one occupant per room, above 85% of neighborhoods. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and Scarritt Renaissance sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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.