Velda Village Hills is a Democratic stronghold. About 93% of voters here vote Democratic and 7% Republican.
About 61% of adults in Velda Village Hills typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Velda Village Hills, ~56% vote Democratic, ~4% Republican, and ~40% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Velda Village Hills compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Velda Village Hills leans more Democratic than 176 of 178 neighbors.
Velda Village Hills runs about 105 points more Democratic than Missouri as a whole. Missouri leans Republican overall, while Velda Village Hills is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Why Velda Village Hills 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 Velda Village Hills, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in Velda Village Hills 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 42% of adults in Velda Village Hills have never been married, above 95% of cities. Velda Village Hills runs against the grain of Missouri, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Velda Village Hills, MO sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Velda Village Hills looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Velda Village Hills is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 47%, about 10 points below the Missouri average of 57%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 41% of households in Velda Village Hills rent, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 25%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 36% of adults in Velda Village Hills report food insecurity, above 98% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Uplands Park, MO D+86
- Velda City, MO D+87
- Hillsdale, MO D+85
- Beverly Hills, MO D+86
- Pine Lawn, MO D+85
- Glen Echo Park, MO D+47
- Northwoods, MO D+86
- Pasadena Hills, MO D+75
- Wellston, MO D+83
- Greendale, MO D+78
Cities with Similar Populations
- Early Branch, SC D+6
- Canistota, SD R+55
- Waterport, NY R+40
- Holloway, MI R+39
- Forkland, AL D+49
- Spring Valley, AR R+44
- Groton, VT R+3
- Mexico Beach, FL R+50
- Straughn, IN R+63
- Pine Hill, TX R+65
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.