Shady Grove leans heavily Republican by roughly 42 points: about 29% of voters vote Democratic and 71% Republican.
About 66% of adults in Shady Grove typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Shady Grove, ~19% vote Democratic, ~47% Republican, and ~34% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Shady Grove compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Shady Grove leans more Republican than 4 of 46 neighbors.
Shady Grove runs about 23 points more Republican than Missouri as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Shady Grove. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+67) and the southeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+34), a spread of about 33 points.
Why Shady Grove leans the way it does
Density, race composition, education, and family structure all sit close to their national averages in Shady Grove. The lean here lands roughly where demographic data alone would predict.
Housing overcrowding and voter turnout
Places with low overcrowding tend to turn out at a higher rate; Shady Grove, MO sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Shady Grove looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 97% of adults in Shady Grove have completed high school, about 7 points above the Missouri average of 89%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Waynesville, MO R+40
- St. Robert, MO R+29
- Crocker, MO R+68
- Hooker, MO R+59
- Stillhouse Springs, MO R+64
- Ozark Springs, MO R+66
- Fort Leonard Wood, MO R+10
- Laquey, MO R+60
- Devils Elbow, MO R+63
- Dixon, MO R+64
Cities with Similar Populations
- Darmstadt, IN R+37
- Murtaugh, ID R+64
- Nuttall, VA R+37
- Toddville, IA R+28
- McClure, OH R+57
- Wauzeka, WI R+38
- Huetter, ID R+44
- Stockbridge, WI R+47
- Segno, TX R+59
- Surry, ME D+15
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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.