Uplands Park is a Democratic stronghold. About 93% of voters here vote Democratic and 7% Republican.
About 65% of adults in Uplands Park typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Uplands Park, ~60% vote Democratic, ~5% Republican, and ~35% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Uplands Park compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Uplands Park leans more Democratic than 174 of 179 neighbors.
Uplands Park runs about 105 points more Democratic than Missouri as a whole. Missouri leans Republican overall, while Uplands Park is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Why Uplands Park 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 Uplands Park, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in Uplands Park live in densely developed areas, about 64 points above the U.S. average of 36%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 43% of adults in Uplands Park have never been married, above 96% of cities. Uplands Park runs against the grain of Missouri, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
Paved land cover and Democratic lean
Places with extensive paved surfaces tend to lean Democratic; Uplands Park, MO sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Uplands Park looks the way it does
Turnout in Uplands Park 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
- Velda Village Hills, MO D+87
- Hillsdale, MO D+85
- Pine Lawn, MO D+85
- Velda City, MO D+87
- Beverly Hills, MO D+86
- Northwoods, MO D+86
- Glen Echo Park, MO D+47
- Pasadena Hills, MO D+75
- Wellston, MO D+83
- Norwood Court, MO D+82
Cities with Similar Populations
- Calkins, PA R+42
- Corrona, MS R+71
- Chiniak, AK R+30
- Kaycee, WY R+84
- Cherry Valley, OH R+56
- Stratford, NH R+37
- Ducor, CA R+31
- Easton, MN R+45
- Stickney, PA R+40
- Fields, NC R+27
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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.