Shoal Creek Drive leans Republican by roughly 28 points: about 36% of voters vote Democratic and 64% Republican.
About 68% of adults in Shoal Creek Drive typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Shoal Creek Drive, ~25% vote Democratic, ~44% Republican, and ~31% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Shoal Creek Drive compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Shoal Creek Drive is the least Republican-leaning.
Shoal Creek Drive runs about 10 points more Republican than Missouri as a whole.
Why Shoal Creek Drive 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 Shoal Creek Drive, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 92% of residents in Shoal Creek Drive drive to work alone, about 18 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Shoal Creek Drive, MO sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Shoal Creek Drive looks the way it does
Turnout in Shoal Creek Drive sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Redings Mill, MO R+37
- Leawood, MO R+43
- Joplin, MO R+33
- Silver Creek, MO R+53
- Duquesne, MO R+39
- Loma Linda, MO R+54
- Duenweg, MO R+54
- Hornet, MO R+58
- Airport Drive, MO R+44
- Galena, KS R+55
Cities with Similar Populations
- Charley, KY R+72
- Bowdens, NC D+4
- Washingtonville, PA R+51
- Eckenrode Mill, PA R+52
- Shirleyton, TN R+71
- Petersville, KY R+65
- West Elizabeth, PA R+25
- New Fane, WI R+50
- Pinos Altos, NM D+8
- Brewster, KS R+82
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.