Southern Hills is a true toss-up. About 49% of voters here vote Democratic and 51% Republican.
About 67% of adults in Southern Hills typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Southern Hills, ~33% vote Democratic, ~34% Republican, and ~33% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Southern Hills compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Southern Hills sits roughly in the middle of the political spectrum, with 9 neighbors leaning further in the place's direction and 5 leaning the other way.
Southern Hills runs about 17 points more Democratic than Missouri as a whole.
Why Southern Hills leans the way it does
Density, race composition, education, and family structure all sit close to their national averages in Southern Hills. The lean here lands roughly where demographic data alone would predict.
High-school completion and voter turnout
Places with high-school-completion-heavy adults tend to turn out at a higher rate; Southern Hills, Springfield, MO sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Southern Hills looks the way it does
High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in Southern Hills have completed high school, above 80% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Southeast Springfield, Springfield, MO Even
- Oak Grove, Springfield, MO Even
- Bingham, Springfield, MO R+3
- Bradford Park, Springfield, MO R+3
- Meador Park, Springfield, MO R+5
- Rountree, Springfield, MO D+41
- Phelps, Springfield, MO D+31
- Seminole Holland, Springfield, MO R+4
- Webster Park-Shady Dell, Springfield, MO R+27
- Weller, Springfield, MO D+8
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Country Club Hills Lakeshore Shops, Shreveport, LA D+79
- Avondale, Cincinnati, OH D+83
- Point Breeze, Pittsburgh, PA D+68
- Crossroads, Bellevue, WA D+44
- Oakland, Chicago, IL D+80
- Atlantic, Seattle, WA D+73
- West Park, Allentown, PA D+29
- Wakefield, Little Rock, AR D+71
- Fitzgerald, Detroit, MI D+88
- Osgood, Fargo, ND R+4
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.