Tower Homes is a Democratic stronghold. About 83% of voters here vote Democratic and 17% Republican.
About 85% of adults in Tower Homes typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Tower Homes, ~70% vote Democratic, ~14% Republican, and ~16% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Tower Homes compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Tower Homes leans more Democratic than 9 of 17 neighbors.
Tower Homes runs about 85 points more Democratic than Missouri as a whole. Missouri leans Republican overall, while Tower Homes is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Tower Homes. The east side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+73) and the southwest side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+58), a spread of about 15 points.
Why Tower Homes 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 Tower Homes, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 71% of adults in Tower Homes hold a bachelor's degree, about 42 points above the U.S. average of 28%. Dense areas vote Democratic, and Tower Homes sits in the top fifth on density (more than 99%, above 89% of neighborhoods). Tower Homes runs against the grain of Missouri, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
Developed land and Democratic lean
Places with a heavily developed built environment tend to lean Democratic; Tower Homes, Kansas City, MO sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Developed land does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Tower Homes looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Tower Homes is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 72%, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- East Meyer, Kansas City, MO D+80
- Ward Parkway, Kansas City, MO D+48
- Marlborough Heights-Marlborough Pride, Kansas City, MO D+67
- Blenheim Square, Kansas City, MO D+79
- Western 49-63, Kansas City, MO D+64
- Eastern 49-63, Kansas City, MO D+72
- Blue Hills, Kansas City, MO D+83
- South Plaza, Kansas City, MO D+51
- Willow Creek, Kansas City, MO D+55
- North Town Fork Creek, Kansas City, MO D+84
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Union Square, Lakewood, CO D+34
- Randall Park, Eau Claire, WI D+29
- Las Lomas, Laredo, TX D+12
- South Menomonie, Menomonie, WI D+14
- Baseline-Hardy, Tempe, AZ D+24
- Fern Bluff, Brushy Creek, TX D+12
- West Main Street Historic District, Norwalk, OH R+28
- Barnum West, Denver, CO D+40
- South East End, Grand Rapids, MI D+54
- El Miradero, Glendale, CA D+2
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.