Webster Park-Shady Dell leans Republican by roughly 26 points: about 37% of voters vote Democratic and 63% Republican.
About 60% of adults in Webster Park-Shady Dell typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Webster Park-Shady Dell, ~22% vote Democratic, ~38% Republican, and ~40% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Webster Park-Shady Dell compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Webster Park-Shady Dell is the most Republican-leaning.
Webster Park-Shady Dell runs about 8 points more Republican than Missouri as a whole.
Why Webster Park-Shady Dell 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 Webster Park-Shady Dell, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 14% of adults in Webster Park-Shady Dell hold a bachelor's degree, about 8 points below the Missouri average of 22%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Webster Park-Shady Dell, Springfield, MO sits in the bottom 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 Webster Park-Shady Dell looks the way it does
High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, mostly because the housing stress common in those areas makes voting harder. Webster Park-Shady Dell sits in the top 15% nationally on a violent-crime measure. See CrimeGrade for more details. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Weller, Springfield, MO D+8
- Bingham, Springfield, MO R+3
- Robberson, Springfield, MO R+15
- Rountree, Springfield, MO D+41
- Midtown Springfield, Springfield, MO D+17
- Oak Grove, Springfield, MO Even
- Phelps, Springfield, MO D+31
- Doling, Springfield, MO R+17
- Downtown Springfield, Springfield, MO D+19
- Woodland Heights, Springfield, MO R+8
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Almeta-Bonita-Bella Vista, Garland, TX D+15
- Glenbrook, Vienna, WV R+29
- Northhampton, Converse, TX D+24
- Lincoln Park-Syracuse, Syracuse, NY D+42
- Isetts, Kenosha, WI D+9
- North Village, Cuyahoga Falls, OH D+7
- College Grandview District, Dubuque, IA D+12
- Sayler Park, Cincinnati, OH R+18
- Winter Halter, Detroit, MI D+87
- Kings Mill, Broomfield, CO D+24
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.